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PUBLIC MEETINGSMarch 31: Lown-des County Su-pervisors, County courthouse, 9 a.m.March 31: CMSD Town Hall Meeting on “Pathways” program, Boy’s and Girl’s Club, 6 p.m. April 6: Lowndes County School Board, 11 a.m. April 6: Colum-bus-Lowndes Recreation Author-ity Board, CLRA Administration Building, 6 p.m.

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Becky Maur-er, left, pres-ident-elect of the Exchange Club, and Elton Thom-as, right, listen to Delta State President Bill LaForge at Lion Hills Center and Golf Course on Thursday.

BY ISABELLE ALTMANialtman@cdispatch.com

Delta State Universi-ty president Bill LaForge spoke at the meeting of the Columbus Exchange Club at Lion Hills on Thursday.

LaForge spoke about the successful programs Del-ta State has implemented in the last few years and in particular in the two years

since he became president. He said Delta State strives to push out-of-classroom extracurriculars that make a university stand out, in addition to the academics found in every school.

LaForge referred to him-self as a “faculty brat.” His father was a history profes-sor and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, so La-

Forge grew up on the Delta State campus. He earned a Bachelor of Arts there. Since graduating, he has earned a law degree, trav-eled the world and worked as an attorney, lobbyist and policy advisor for poli-cy makers in both political parties in Washington, D.C. Now that he’s president of Delta State University, La-Forge says he’s back home.

“This is a calling for me,” he said. “This is something I never would have guess

Delta State University president: ‘We’re alive and well’LaForge talks about new programs implemented at Delta university

See DELTA STATE, 8A

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Mark Wilson/Dispatch Staff Callie Danielle Brown is crowned winner of The Miss Maroon & White Pageant at Mississippi State University on Thursday. The event was held at Bettersworth Auditorium on the MSU campus.

BY CARL SMITHcsmith@cdispatch.com

A bill creating a countywide taxing authority that utilizes debt sharing between residents of the former Oktibbeha Coun-ty School District and former Starkville School District on July 1 now awaits Gov. Phil Bry-

ant’s approval.As filed, HB 572 originally

was a consolidation bill for the upcoming Holmes-Durant Con-solidated School District, but a Senate Education Committee amendment added specific tax-ing instructions for Oktibbeha County.

The additional language cre-

ates the Starkville-Oktibbeha County Consolidated School District’s countywide taxing base — all taxable property within the entire county — and states both former systems’ outstanding debt “shall be as-sumed and become debt” of the newly formed district when they merge this summer.

Oktibbeha County has about $350 million worth of assessed property within its borders. With homestead exemption waivers applied, an OCSD mill brings in about $64,639 (about

$70,000 without), while a city mill yields about $254,842 with the same exemption (about $280,000 without), officials said.

OCSD currently operates a 58.92-mill budget in which 2.92 mills are allocated for debt ser-vice, while roughly 14 mills of SSD’s overall 66.57-mill rate are set aside toward indebtedness.

Since the value of a mill will increase once a countywide rate is established, those who live within SSD’s territory will see a slight decrease in taxes,

while residents of the former county school system could see their taxes decrease by about 4 mills.

Rough estimates, however, show spreading indebtedness equally across the county could mean current county school district taxpayers would face an overall increase — the 4 mills saved would be negated by an almost 9-mill increase — while city taxpayers could experience about a 3-mill decrease from their current rate.

Consolidated school debt-sharing bill heads to gov.Legislation creates singular taxing district that spreads combined debt equally after July 1’s state-mandated school merger

See CONSOLIDATION, 8A

Special US House election field grows to 11Golden Triangle has four residents who have stated intentions to runBY CARL SMITHcsmith@cdispatch.com

The field of qualified candidates for north Mississippi’s vacant U.S. House seat has grown to 11.

The deadline for qualification is today.A special election to fill former U.S. Rep.

Alan Nunnelee’s 1st District seat is scheduled for May 12. A runoff will be held June 2.

Nunnelee died of brain cancer in February. He unseated former Democratic U.S. Rep. Travis Childers five years ago after serving 15 years in the Miss. Senate.

Boyce Adams, a Columbus businessman, formally submitted qualifying papers to the Mississippi Secretary of State this week. Mike Tagert, a Starkville resident and the Northern District Transportation Director, also qualified this week.

Sam Adcock and Danny Bedwell, both Co-lumbus residents, have also announced their intentions to run but according to the SOS website this morning, they had not yet turned in qualifying papers.

Other candidates who have qualified in-clude: state Sen. Nancy Adams Collins, R-Tu-pelo; Tupelo dentist Edward Troy Holliday; Pontotoc physician Starner Jones; Trent Kel-ly, the district attorney for the 1st Circuit

See ELECTION, 8A

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AP Photo/Dmitry LovetskyIn this photo taken on March 15, a Nenets man rides in a reindeer sled at sunset after the Reindeer Herder’s Day in the city of Nadym, in Yamal-Nenets Region, about 1550 miles northeast of Moscow, Russia. Some par-ticipants at the Reindeer Herder’s Day travel hundreds of miles across the frozen tundra to attend the competi-tion in the region in northern Siberia, more than half of the territory of which lies above the Arctic Circle.

FridaySAY WHAT?“Obviously we want to win every game but right now, we really need to have a good weekend.”

MSU left fielder Reid Humphreys on this weekend’s game against Auburn. Story, 1B.

Schwarzenegger’s back for high-octane ‘Terminator: Genisys’BY LINDSEY BAHRAP Film Writer

LOS ANGELES — As promised, the Terminator and the man who originat-ed the steely machine — Arnold Schwarzenegger — are back this summer for another go in “Termi-nator: Genisys,” and Para-mount Pictures, eager for a blockbuster, has already fired up a machine of its own — the publicity kind.

With four films, over $1 billion in box office receipts, and a jumbled time-travel mythology, “Terminator: Genisys” is taking the elements of James Cameron’s 1984 original and twisting them a bit to create an entirely new timeline.

Getting a jump on a summer that’s chock full of franchise fare, includ-ing continuations of “The Avengers” and “Jurassic Park,” Paramount has un-dertaken an early publicity campaign, including the recent showcasing of a few minutes of action-packed footage from “Terminator: Genisys.”

Then, Schwarzeneg-ger and other key cast members attended a press event earlier this week on the Paramount lot — all to help generate early buzz for what the studio hopes will be a bona fide block-buster.

Paramount is on a major push to restore its once ro-bust production prowess.

Casey Curry/Invision/APIn this March 22 photo, from left, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, and Arnold Schwarzenegger pose for a portrait during press day for “Terminator Genisys” at The London Hotel in Los Angeles.

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L O S A N G E L E S — Craig T. Nelson is getting back in the coach-ing game for NBC.

T h e n e t w o r k said that it has ordered 13 episodes of a sequel to the 1989-97 ABC sitcom “Coach” that starred Nel-son as Hayden Fox, head coach of a college football team.

In the new series, nearly 20 years have passed and Fox has retired from coach-ing, NBC said Thursday. That’s until he’s called in to serve as assistant coach to his grown son, the new head coach at an Ivy League school in Pennsylvania.

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BY FRAZIER MOOREAP Television Writer

NEW YORK — A grand manor will close its doors to millions of weekly guests after “Downton Ab-bey” concludes next year.

Producers of the popular Brit-ish period drama on Thursday confirmed it will end after its sixth season, scheduled to air in the Unit-ed States in early 2016. The series, which airs earlier in the U.K., will have its finale on Christmas Day 2015.

“Our feeling is that it’s good to quit while you’re ahead,” executive producer Gareth Neame said. “We feel the show is in incredibly strong shape, the scripts that we’re work-ing on for the upcoming season are fantastic and the show is so popular globally. But the danger with this sort of thing is to let it go on forev-er.”

He said the decision to wrap was made by him and Julian Fellowes, who created the series and has writ-ten every episode, in conjunction with the cast. He said there are no plans in place for a rumored “Down-ton Abbey” feature film or a series spinoff.

The acclaimed, beloved and awards-showered drama has tracked the fates of the aristocratic Crawley clan and its servants amid the social upheavals of pre-World War I Britain into the 1920s, as the characters of upper and lower classes cope with

their rapidly changing world.Stars include Hugh Bonneville,

Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Eliza-beth McGovern and Maggie Smith.

The series premiered on the U.K.’s ITV network in 2010 and on

PBS’ “Masterpiece” anthology in early 2011, inspired in part by the 2001 Robert Altman film “Gosford Park” (written by Fellowes) and pre-sented as a variation on the British classic “Upstairs, Downstairs.”

“When we set out to do this in the first place,” Neame said, “we thought we would have a good suc-cess in the U.K. and that very tra-ditional outlets for British content globally would be there.”

But almost instantly “Downton Abbey” took on a life of its own.

“We did not know we would be in 250 territories worldwide,” Neame said. “We didn’t know we would be one of the biggest shows on Ameri-can television.”

In the U.K., it became the high-est-rated drama of the past decade, with an average of 11 million view-ers over its five seasons. Season 5, which concluded in the U.S. this month, drew an average audience of 12.9 million viewers.

‘Downton Abbey’ to end after its upcoming 6th season

AP Photo/PBS, Carnival Film & Television Limited 2012 for MASTERPIECE, Nick BriggsThis undated publicity photo shows, from left, Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Grantham, Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham, Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley, Penelope Wilton as Isobel Crawley, Allen Leech as Tom Branson, Jim Carter as Mr. Carson, and Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Hughes, from the TV series, “Downton Abbey.”

Producer: No plans for rumored feature film or series spinoff

‘Our feeling is that it’s good to quit while

you’re ahead’

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BY JEFF AMY AND EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSThe Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippi’s College Board is preparing to offer a two-year contract exten-sion to the University of Missis-sippi chancellor whom they had previously refused to retain, in-dividuals with knowledge of the negotiations said Thursday.

Discussions to fine-tune the agreement with Chancellor Dan Jones were ongoing, ac-cording to the individuals, who said they were informed by peo-ple directly involved in negotia-tions. The individuals spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to dis-

cuss the sensitive negotiations publicly.

It’s unclear how far apart the sides remain, or how long it might take to reach a resolu-tion. A vote of the full 12-mem-ber board would be required to approve a new contract, and the board has yet to schedule a meeting.

Under the proposal, Jones would make a public apology to trustees, who would offer a two-year extension instead of the usual four-year contract, the in-dividuals said. Jones was initial-ly hired on a four-year contract in 2009 and received a new four-year agreement two years later in 2011, said College Board

s p o k e s w o m a n Caron Blanton.

The 12-mem-ber board has faced a storm of opposition since deciding last week to cut ties with Jones, whose current employment agreement is set to expire in September. The board said it had only one rea-son for not renewing Jones’ contract: They said they’ve worried for years about the way he was managing the contracts and finances of the $1.6 billion University of Mississippi Medi-cal Center, which is home to a hospital and medical school in Jackson, about 150 miles away from Oxford.

The hospital complex, which has 10,000 employees,

has a much larger budget than the mother campus. Jones, a 66-year-old physician, ran the medical center before being named chancellor in 2009. He said he had made improve-ments, pointing to a contracting office he implemented in 2012 that he said stemmed many problems, including large con-tracts signed without required approval from trustees.

Agreeing to keep Jones on under any conditions is a big step for the board, but reflects the intense pressure that has mounted. Some lawmakers have threatened a radical over-haul of the College Board, which oversees all of Mississip-pi’s eight public universities.

Talks, including some me-diated by former Gov. William Winter, began soon after the board’s decision became pub-

lic. Winter said that he had made phone calls to the parties Wednesday, but was not at the heart of Thursday’s talks.

“I know they’re working on things,” he said.

Jones declined to comment Wednesday evening, but said he hoped to have something to say soon. He didn’t respond to requests for comment Thurs-day. Neither did incoming trust-ee President Alan Perry.

More than 2,000 people ral-lied to support Jones in Oxford on Wednesday. Supporters cit-ed the school’s record enroll-ment and fund-raising, as well as Jones’ sensitivity to racial issues at Ole Miss, which re-mains haunted by the violent insurrection that accompanied its integration under the watch of federal marshals in 1962.

AP: Trustees offer deal to Ole Miss chancellorA vote of the full 12-member board would be required to approve a new contract

Jones

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

■ Arnie Joe Yearby, 38, was charged with embez-zlement.

The following arrests were made by the Ok-tibbeha County Sheriff’s Office:

■ John David Pipper, 23, was charged with pos-session of schedule drug.

■ Niles E. Robert, 24, was charged with sale of controlled drug.

■ Jerry Jerome Mur-phy, 37, was charged with probation violation.

■ Shelly Lewis Gor-don, 22, was charged with sale of marijuana more than 30 grams and possession of marijuana more than 30 grams.

■ Latory M. Lucious, 28, was charged with indictment and contempt of court.

■ Henry Thomas Cof-fey, 47, was charged with noncompliance.

■ Darius C. Halbert, 34, was charged with false pretense.

■ Donnell Lamar Ri-ley, 30, was charged with credit card fraud.

■ Kelvin Obrien Cun-ningham, 26, was charged with sale of marijuana more than 30 grams and sale of schedule one drug.

■ Justin Wani Yhon-quea, 25, was charged

with burglary of vehicle.

■ Tom-my L. Croft, 27, was charged with pos-session of weapon by felon.

■ Sammy T. Lee, 59, was charged with aggra-vated domestic assault, possession of beer, disturbing the peace, possession of weapon by felon and threats.

■ Michael Dewayne Johnson, 42, was charged with bench warrant.

■ Jeffery Payne Scott, 23, was charged with speeding, DUI-third of-fense, driving on suspend-ed drivers license and no insurance.

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BY EMILY WAGSTER PET-TUSThe Associated Press

JACKSON — Members of the Mississippi Legis-lative Black Caucus and a black education group are criticizing Republican Gov. Phil Bryant for what they see as lack of diversity in his College Board nominations.

The caucus chairman, Democratic Sen. Kenny Wayne Jones of Canton, said Thursday that black senators are prepared to vote against three pending nominations.

Jones said it is “disgrace-ful” that the 12-member College Board will soon not have a graduate of any of Mississippi’s three public historically black universi-ties.

“Gov. Bryant’s College Board appointments dam-age higher education and disrespect Alcorn, Missis-sippi Valley and Jackson State universities,” Jones said during a Capitol news conference, where about 20 Black Caucus members were joined by more than a dozen members of the

Jackson-based Mississippi Coalition on Black Higher Education.

Bryant has nominated three white men and one black man to the board. If confirmed, they would suc-ceed two white men, one white woman and one black man whose terms are expir-ing.

One of Bryant’s Col-lege Board nominees, Dr. Alfred McNair, is gastro-enterologist from Gautier and earned his undergrad-uate degree at historically black Tougaloo College in

Jackson, which is a private school.

Bryant spokeswoman Nicole Webb said the gover-nor has a strong record on diverse appointments, in-cluding nominating a wom-an and an African-Amer-ican man to the College Board in 2012.

“For his first appoint-ment as governor, Gov. Bryant appointed Maj. Gen. Leon Collins as adjutant general of the Mississippi National Guard. It was the first time in the state’s his-tory an African-American had been appointed to the position,” Webb said.

Black Caucus: Bryant’s College Board picks lack diversity‘Gov. Bryant’s College Board appointments damage higher education and disrespect Alcorn, Mississippi Valley and Jackson State universities’

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William A. WardWilliam Alexander Ward, 96, of Columbus,

MS passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at AvonLea Assisted Living, Tupelo, MS.

Visitation will be Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 12:00PM – 1:00PM at Canaan Baptist Church, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow at 1:00PM at Canaan Baptist Church, Columbus, MS with Bro. Danny Avery officiating. Interment will follow in Beersheba Cemetery with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Ward was born June 1, 1918 in Elmore County, AL to the late Marion Greely Ward, Sr. and Rosa Lee Kelly Ward. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting and fishing. Mr. Ward is a retired propane gas salesman and was the owner of Ward’s Trailer Park for over 40 years, Ward’s and Sons Bait Shop for over 50 years and Ward’s Poultry for over 15 years. He was married to Gracie Bell Nickoles Ward for 65 years before she passed away in 2005. In addition to his parents, Mr. Ward is preceded in death by his wife – Gracie B. Nickoles Ward, sons – William Ward, Jr. and Richard Ward, grandchildren – Patrick Ward and Rosita Lynn Ward, and 3 brothers and 2 sisters.

Mr. Ward is survived by sons – Henry (Judy) Ward, Tupelo, MS, David (Rebecca) Ward, Bessemer, AL and Frank (Linda) Ward, Atoka, TN; brother – Bobby (Mildred) Ward; 10 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Rick Ward, David Ward, Jr., Robin Kirby Gatto, Liz-Anne Ward Elsea, Josh Ward, Zina W. Hamlet, Amy Ward Haycraft, Michael Ward, Jay Ward and Jackie Ward.

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Sarah McDonald HardinSurrounded by her family,

Sarah McDonald Hardin was called home to her Father on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. She was 85.

Sarah was born in Neshoba County to Herman Bryan McDonald and Lillian Richardson McDonald on December 31, 1929. She and her older brother Basil McDonald were both valedictorians of their senior classes at Laurel Hill High School. Sarah graduated at the age of 16 and enrolled at East Central Junior College. She completed her Associates degree and moved to Meridian where she worked as a telephone operator.

It was in Meridian that Sarah met the love of her life, Ned Hardin. She and Ned were married at Carolina Presbyterian Church in Neshoba County on July 3, 1949. The young couple moved to Columbus soon after their marriage. Sarah completed her teaching degree at Mississippi State College for Women and began her thirty-year teaching career in the Columbus Municipal School District. She taught fifth and sixth grades at Barrow Elementary School, Sale Elementary School, and Mitchell Elementary School. She also taught gifted students at Coleman Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, and Fairview Elementary School. Sarah also taught gifted students at Joe Cook Junior High School where her Odyssey of the Mind team finished 3rd in world competition in Boulder, Colorado.

In addition to her teaching, Sarah was a very active member of First Baptist Church of Columbus which she and Ned joined in 1950. Sarah served on the Personnel, Long Range Planning, and the Sanctuary Decoration Committees. She was also a dedicated member of the Women’s Missionary Union, a Sunday School teacher in the Youth Department, and the program and events coordinator for the Live Long and Like It (Triple L) group. Sarah’s commitment to her church grew out of her deep and abiding faith in her Lord.

Sarah was also a volunteer for the Contact Help Line. She was also a member of the Les Amies Study Club, the Rose Club, and the Columbus Pilgrimage Association. Sarah was well-known as a gifted interior designer. Her considerable talents were put to use restoring White Arches, the antebellum home she and Ned purchased in 1967. They spent the next 35 years participating in the annual Columbus Pilgrimage, operating a bed and breakfast and opening their home for social and church events. Those who visited White Arches during those years never failed to comment on the beauty of the home and its decor as well as the genuine hospitality that Sarah and Ned always showed to their guests.

Sarah was preceded in death by Ned, her beloved husband of 64 years; her parents; her brother Basil McDonald of Carthage; and her three infant grandchildren, Chad Matthew, Mary Elizabeth, and Joshua Jason.

She is survived by her daughter Hope and her son Terrell. Sarah is also survived by her son-in- law Marc De Venney and her grandson Adam De Venney and his wife Katie Ingram De Venney, and three nieces and one nephew.

Visitation will be on Sunday, March 29 from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the service at Memorial Funeral Home. A celebration of life service will be held at 3 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Shawn Parker, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be at Friendship Cemetery immediately following the service.

Honorary pallbearers are Charlie and Jewel Holcomb, Mac and Helen McCarty, Jim and Sondra Dowdle, Harry and Betty Lou Dowdle, Terry and Brenda Biffle, Eddie and Pam Helms, and the members of the June Allgood Sunday School Class.

The family wishes to acknowledge the wonderful care provided by Tarron Carley, Joyce Turner, and the staff at The Windsor Place Skilled Nursing Center.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Library, P.O. Box 829 Columbus, Mississippi 39703, or the Contact Helpline P.O. Box 1304 Columbus, Mississippi 39703.

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Charles CovingtonTUPELO —Charles

L. Covington Sr., 80, died March 23, 2015, at Community Hospice in Verona.

Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Lane Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Tupelo with the Rev. Cheryl Penson officiating. Burial will follow at Sturdivant Cemetery in Caledonia. Visitation is today from 3-8 p.m. at Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus.

Mr. Covington was born in Caledonia on Sept. 5, 1934, to the late Memory and Nellie Mae Covington. He was formerly employed with the State Mental Hospi-tal in Tupelo and a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of Lane Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the Elks of Columbus and a Mason.

In addition to his par-ents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Eddie Covington Sr.

He is survived by his wife, Cornelia Walker Covington of Tupelo; son, Charles L. Coving-ton Jr. of Tupelo; and adopted brother, Estrice Boone of Memphis, Tennessee.

Pallbearers are James Bolden, Rufus Davis, Carl Boone, Odies Power, Marraye Collins, James Holt, William Copeland and Everette Hill.

Robert ClabonCOLUMBUS –

Robert “John Wayne” Clabon, 45, died March 17, 2015, at Baptist Me-morial Hospital-Golden Triangle.

Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Vision International Church with the Rev. R. J. Matthews officiating.

Burial will follow at Union Cemetery. Visitation is today from 3-8 p.m. at Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus.

Mr. Clabon was born in Columbus on Jan. 16, 1970, to the late Sam Clabon and Frankie Clabon. He was a mem-ber of Kingdom Vision International Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preced-ed in death by two sons, Juvante Clabon and Raynaldo Clabon; and one daughter, Cheyenne Clabon.

He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Macon-Clabon; daugh-ter, Monique Clabon of Smyrna, Georgia; one grandchild; and sis-ters, Edith Fearce and Barbara Carr, both of Columbus.

Pallbearers are Gilbert Spencer, Robert Spencer, Levon Camp-bell, James Richards, Willie Williams and MacArthur Spencer.

Melissa WrightCOLUMBUS —

Melissa Ann Stewart Wright, 47, died March 19, 2015, at Specialty Hospital in Meridian.

Memorial services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus with Wes-ley Jordan officiating.

Mrs. Wright was born in Aliceville, Alabama, on June 14, 1967, to Carrie Jackson and the late Bobby James Stewart. She at-tended Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah Witnesses.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by husband, Gregory Wright of Columbus; stepfather, Albert Jack-son of Milwaukee; sons, Lavertis Stewart, James Stewart, Laterrance Stewart and Brandon Stewart, all of Colum-bus; three grandchil-dren; step-children, Tyna Wright, Yaharra Wright, Nia Hayes and Jamel Grant, all of Co-lumbus; sister, Stefanie Lawson of San Antonio; step-sister, Cassandri Colvin; and step-broth-er, Kendrick Colvin of Columbus.

Mary BeattieMary Ruth Johnson

Beattie, 89, died March 23, 2015.

Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Welch Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation is one hour before ser-vice time at the funeral home.

Mrs. Beattie was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was formerly employed with

the office of internation-al affairs at Mississippi State University.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry A Beattie Jr.

She is survived by children, Henry A. Beat-tie III of Scottsdale, Ar-izona, Mary Katherine Beattie Swedenburg of Birmingham, Alabama, Carol J. Beattie Shead of Ft. Worth, Texas, and James V. Beattie of Starkville; and four grandchildren.

Cynthia Powell

WEST POINT — Cynthia Powell, 44, died March 22, 2015, at North Mississippi Medi-cal Center in Tupelo.

Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnson Creek MB Church in Pheba with the Rev. Robert Shamblin-Traylor officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Ceme-tery in Maben. Visitation is today from 3-6 p.m. at Carter’s Mortuary Services.

Ms. Powell was born in Clay County on Oct. 15, 1970, to the late James Powell and Viola Powell.

In addition to her parents, she was preced-ed in death by one sister, Mable Eacholes.

She is survived by daughter, Ciara Powell; brothers, L. G. Powell, L. C. Powell, James Powell, Ricky Powell, Kennedy Powell and George Pow-ell; sisters, Katie Walker, Mary Eacholes, Rosie Weatherspoon, Linda Conner, Gaylor Wofford, Betty Thompson, Kim-berly Dear and LaTonya Powell Embry; and one grandchild.

Jewel LucasSULLIGENT, Ala. —

Jewel Banks Glasgow Hollingsworth Lucas, 81, died March 23, 2015, at her residence.

Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Chandler

Funeral Home with Thad Hawkins and Wade Peoples officiat-ing. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery in Vernon, Alabama. Visitation is one hour before service time at the funeral home.

Mrs. Lucas was born in Lamar County, Ala-bama, on Aug. 23, 1933, to the late Rev. W. D. and Omie Lee Glasgow. She was formerly em-ployed as a seamstress.

In addition to her parents, she was pre-ceded in death by her husbands, Billy Holling-sworth and Orlan Lucas; one son, Billy Wayne Hollingsworth; two sisters, Mary Helen Glasgow and Linda Garrison; and one brother, David Sherman Glasgow Sr.

She is survived step-brother, Danny Lucas of Sulligent; sisters, Evelyn Bevis of Jasper, Alabama, Jeas Goss of Michigan City, Indiana, Edgilee Bobo

of Vernon, Brenda Estes of Forestdale, Alabama, and Janice Salters of Mt. Olive, Alabama; and brothers, Bill Glasgow of Millbrook, Alabama, Edward Glasgow and Jackie Glasgow, both of Bay Minette, Alabama, and Danny Glasgow and Mike Glasgow, both of Jasper.

Carlos BrewerCOLUMBUS — Car-

los Brewer, 44, died March 21, 2015, in Columbus.

Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home of Co-lumbus with the Rev. Al Lathan officiating. Buri-al will follow at Sandfield Cemetery. Visitation is today from noon-6 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Brewer was born

in Colum-bus on June 22, 1970, to Willie Mae Douglas and the late Rev. Carlos Douglas.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by daughter, Jasmine Brandon; sisters, LaTanya Brewer and Leesha Douglas, both of Columbus; broth-ers, Larry Douglas of Fairfax, Virginia, Eric Douglas of Columbus and Anthony Brewer of Kansas, Missouri.

Pallbearers are Mark Clemmon, Terry Lathan, Avery Brewer, Isham Conner Jr. and Gerome Stephenson.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. should immediately begin a push to exploit its enormous trove of oil in the Arctic waters off of Alaska, or risk a renewed reliance on imported oil in the future, an Energy Depart-ment advisory council says in a study to be released today.

The U.S. has drastically cut im-ports and transformed itself into the world’s biggest producer of oil and natural gas by tapping huge re-serves in shale rock formations. But the government predicts that the shale boom won’t last much beyond the next decade.

In order for the U.S. to keep do-mestic production high and imports low, oil companies should start probing the Arctic now because it takes 10 to 30 years of preparation and drilling to bring oil to market, according to a draft of the study’s executive summary obtained by the Associated Press.

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and to be positioned to provide global leadership and influence in the Arc-tic, the U.S. should facilitate explo-ration in the offshore Alaskan Arctic now,” the study’s authors wrote.

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Moniz, comes at a time when many argue the world needs less oil, not more. U.S. oil storage facilities are filling up, the price of oil has col-lapsed from over $100 a barrel to around $50, and prices are expect-ed to stay relatively low for years to come.

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Victor HudsonSTARKVILLE —

Victor Carnell Hudson, 57, died March 19, 2015, in Tupelo.

Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Josey Creek MB Church in Starkville with the Rev. Thomas Rogers officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation is today from noon-6 p.m. at West Memorial Funeral Home.

He is survived by daughter, Victoria Hud-son of Starkville; son, Deontaye Jermichael Bibbs of Oxford; broth-ers, Bobby Hudson of Fayetteville, North Car-olina, Fredrick Hudson of San Antonio, John Hudson of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ben Hudson of New Orleans, Cleve-land Hudson, Leonard Hudson, Greg Hudson, David Hudson, all of Starkville and Irwin Hudson of Orlando, Florida; sisters, Myrtle Hudson of Ann Arbor, Marcella Hudson of Lansing, Michigan; Patricia Smith of Mc-Comb, Selma Davis of

Jackson, Darlene Per-kins, Malinda Brown and Helen Zuber, all of Starkville and Rosalyn Fannin of Billings, Montana.

James ChandlerSTARKVILLE —

James Spencer Chan-dler Jr. “Baby James”, 30, died March 21, 2015, in Starkville.

Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Spring-hill MB Church in Starkville with the

Rev. Alvin Richard-son officiating. Burial will follow at Memo-rial Garden Park in Starkville. Visitation is today from 1-6 p.m. at West Memorial Funer-al Home.

He is survived by his mother, Marnetta L. Harris; father, James Spencer Chandler Sr. of Starkville; children, Jariyah Z. Chandler, Jabari M. Chandler and Spencer A. Chan-dler, all of Starkville;

sisters, Tabitha Hors-ley-Chandler and Nic-chi Robinson-Stovall, both of Starkville and Teshia Scales of Dallas; and brother, Farris T. Harris of Starkville.

GOP, Democratic lawmakers unhappy with new fracking rules

BY KEVIN FREKINGThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the House have found something in common: Many have issues with the Obama administration’s new regulations requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas to disclose chemicals used in hydrau-lic fracturing.

Republicans say the new regu-lations, announced last week, will

delay new drilling projects and take marginal lands out of production. Democratic lawmakers say the regulations are so mild that they won’t change current operating standards.

The lawmakers’ complaints were aired Thursday during a House subcommittee hearing called to review the Bureau of Land Management’s budget for the com-ing fiscal year.

Bureau Director Neil Kornze said fracking is taking place in 32 states, and the new federal regula-tions were aimed primarily at those states with limited or no regulation of the practice. He projected that the new regulations would increase costs by about $11,000 per well.

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Starkville should approve garbage-rate increaseSince the current Starkville

Board of Aldermen first convened in July 2013, one of its primary themes has been making wise fiscal choices and while this board has been generally faithful to that mis-sion, there have been instanc-es where that commitment has resulted in little more than obstinance.

Nowhere is this more in evidence than in the board’s stubborn resistance to provid-ing more funds for the city’s sanitation department.

Even as the department faces a real crisis – just one of its three commercial garbage trucks and one of its two street sweepers are currently in operating condition – the board appears to have dug

in its heels. During its Feb. 17 meeting, the board voted against raising fees by $1.50 per month even after a previ-ous vote that demanded the city spend more money for an upgrade in the free garbage bags it distributes to resi-dents.

Those who voted against the rate increase – most notably, vice mayor Roy A. Perkins, who was the head cheerleader in pushing through the requirement for the more expensive garbage bags – smugly wrap them-selves in the garments of being fiscally responsible with taxpayer money.

Yet fiscal responsibility sometimes means more than saying “no” to things like rate

increases. In some instances, being fiscally responsible means spending more to ensure residents have the quality of service they right-fully expect.

Certainly, a sanitation department that is sufficiently equipped, qualifies.

Even with a $1.50 rate increase, which would in-crease the monthly fee to $16. Of course, that would mean raising the rate for the second time in two years (alderman raised the rate from $13 to $14.50 in 2013). It seems obvious, in retrospect, that the aldermen erred in 2013, not in raising the rates, but raising the rates too little.

At $16 per month, the cost for the city’s twice-weekly gar-

bage pick-up is not at all out of line with what residents in other community’s pay for that service. Columbus, which con-tracts its garbage pick-up to private company, charges its residents $17 per month. West Point’s fee is $15.50, but the city only provides one-weekly pick-up service. Louisville, meanwhile, charges its resi-dents $25 per month.

Aldermen, Perkins in particular, have spoken loudly and often about the need for city departments to run their departments efficiently by cut-ting waste and unnecessary expenses.

But in the absence of any evidence that the Sanitation Department has been waste-ful, — and Perkins, et al., have

not established any grounds to believe that is true — an increase in the rates seems entirely reasonable.

Aldermen appear to recog-nize the need for increased spending in other areas, voting for a recent increase in the water rate, approving a $5-million investment in an economic development project and voting for $3 million for other infrastructure needs.

That it would now balk at a reasonable increase in the garbage fee is tantamount to being penny-wise and pound-foolish.

The board would be wise to reconsider its position on this matter.

It is a matter of practical reality.

The following is an edited se-lection of reader comments posted at the end of stories and columns published on-line. More can be found at www.cdispatch.com. Payday lenders to face new regulations

Raider: I knew a lady that borrowed money from a payday lender to fix her car a couple of times and fix a roof leak. The first loan was for about $600 and the other two was $500 each. This lady is over 65. By the time one of her children figured out what was going on, the lady owed over $10,000 and was on the verge of losing her car. I don’t know how it was done, but the payday lender also had a lien against her house. This all happened in less than one year. Her children ended up borrow-ing money from banks to pay off the loans.

I also know people who have gotten themselves into situa-tions where they were borrow-ing from one payday lender to pay another. Once the lenders get their claws into the person’s pocket or bank account, they just suck them dry. I am glad to see that the CFPB is going to try to regulate the industry some, however, I am pretty sure it won’t be nearly enough. I would prefer to see them ban the whole industry.

Our View: IHL Board would be wise to reverse Jones decision

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Garbage bagsMost people would

never consider the topic of garbage bags to be a par-ticularly inspiring subject for discussion let alone one that generates untold controversy. That only means they never lived in Starkville.

Garbage bags in Starkville can be equated with the third rail of the federal government also known as Social Security. Our residents have been receiving garbage bags semi-annually for the past 20 years or so.

From the response to the sugges-tion of modifying or eliminating their distribution, you would think we were losing our right to vote, no wait, prob-ably something really important like our cellphone access.

The ritual started well before I came back to town. As the story was told to me, we started getting garbage bags back in the mid 90s. Apparently it was a part of the effort to clean up and beautify. The streets were being littered with garbage cans left out from one trash day to the next. Not an ideal look for a neighborhood.

Instead of ramping up code enforce-ment to cause the cans to be removed, the adopted cure was to require garbage bags so that when they were picked up, the streets would be free of any leftover evidence of trash around the neighborhoods. It’s a logical thought and in practice it worked rea-sonably well. I am not at all sure why the requirement to use garbage bags

led to giving bags to the residents, but it did.

As with many govern-ment programs that have been around for a long time, there is little that gives the historical calibration on the whys of decision makers, it just is and always has been. It reminds me of the efforts to recreate history that end up creating fairy tales like George Washington cutting down a cherry tree.

I always dreaded those days twice a year when we delivered garbage bags to the residents. Inevita-bly during that time I would get mul-tiple calls about having not received their bags and how they paid their tax-es and how we were incompetent etc. etc. etc. I can tell you that the desired response did not include the reality check that your taxes did not pay for the garbage bags, your sanitation fee does. “Go to Walmart” wasn’t really an option either though on a really bad day, I was mightily tempted.

There was usually a reasonable explanation for them not receiving the bags including their neighbors taking them or they didn’t check their side entrance or someone followed the distribution team and stole them. But it always took a lot of physical capital and energy in addition to money to get those bags out into the community. I never felt it was worth the price of ad-mission. It also isn’t what government is best at or designed to do.

It has often been a topic of discus-sion to remove those pesky garbage

bags from the cost of doing business. That cost has risen over the years to reach an easy $150,000 annually depending on the price of gas and the cost of the bags. The monthly sani-tation fee hasn’t covered the rising costs of all the responsibilities of that department for a number of years.

The Starkville Board of Aldermen is now desperately seeking ways to help the sanitation department come back into a strong financial position. As it stands right now the circum-stances of having old trucks and increased responsibilities and rising costs are sorely testing the depart-ment’s capabilities.

It is time for the garbage bags to be on the chopping block. In the search for a way to reduce the cost further, there is a discussion of letting the residents furnish their own bags. This will probably save about $150,000 per year, but that isn’t nearly enough to ease the strain of the financial chal-lenges facing the sanitation depart-ment.

It is time to rip the band-aid off and get rid of the costs of the garbage bags subsidy.

It isn’t an election year and if the board can pass a couple of bond issues for $8 million and a tax rate increase and sewer rate increases, a trip to Walmart for garbage bags shouldn’t make anyone “go postal” on them.

Lynn Spruill, a former commercial airline pilot, elected official and city ad-ministrator owns and manages Spruill Property Management in Starkville. Her email address is dlspruill@bell-south.net.

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AP Photo/dpa, Boris Roessler, FileIn this 2010 file picture, a Lufthansa Airlines pilot holds the brim of his cap at the airport in Frankfurt, Germa-ny. Carsten Spohr, CEO Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, says his pilots undergo yearly medical examination but that doesn’t include psychological tests.

BY SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Airlines Writer

NEW YORK — Airline pilots are supposed to be the ones we trust.

They greet us at the door of the plane in their crisp, military-style uniforms, then welcome us aboard with that familiar soothing drawl over the PA system as we buckle ourselves in. When there’s turbu-lence, they offer reassurance. And when the plane safely touches down, they invite us to fly with them again.

Now, that feeling of security has taken a hit.

Investigators say the co-pilot of a Germanwings airliner locked the pilot out of the cockpit and deliber-ately crashed the jet in the French Alps, killing all 150 people aboard.

“In the near term, pilots will be looked at with a bit more suspicion,” said former US Airways pilot John M. Cox, now CEO of the consult-ing firm Safety Operating Systems. “This rogue pilot is not the first one and sadly will not be the last one.”

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist at-tacks, aviation security has focused on protecting pilots from passen-gers — not the other way around. Fliers are screened for guns and ex-plosives, but some pilots are allowed to carry their own weapons. Also, pilots might undergo mental health screenings when hired, but once they are on the job there is very little renewed testing.

“Right now, I don’t think there’s anyone who isn’t worried,” said Steve Serdachny, an airline passen-ger on his way from Toronto to Mos-cow, via Helsinki. “Flying is a safe form of transport, but you can’t stop crazy. If someone decides to act in a crazy manner, there’s nothing any-one can do about it.”

Passenger confidence will proba-bly be rebuilt over time. Last year, airlines flew 3.7 billion passengers worldwide; 641 died in crashes. And this isn’t the first time a rogue pilot killed everyone aboard.

Previous cases included a Japan

Airlines flight in 1982, a SilkAir disaster in 1997 and an EgyptAir crash in 1999. Aviation experts be-lieve all those tragedies were pilot suicides. More recently, a prelimi-nary investigation into a November 2013 flight from Mozambique sug-gests the pilot locked the co-pilot out of the cockpit and then deliber-ately crashed the jet.

Then there is Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, whose disappearance a

year ago remains one of aviation’s greatest mysteries. A leading the-ory is that one of the pilots inten-tionally crashed the jet in a remote stretch of ocean.

Mental health screening of pilots varies by airline and country. In the U.S., the largest aviation market in the world, pilots are required to pass a physical exam annually or ev-ery six months, depending on their age.

Mentally stable at 38,000 feet: Can you trust your pilot?

Prosecutors: Evidence Germanwings co-pilot hid illnessTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MONTABAUR, Germany — Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz appears to have hidden evidence of an illness from his employers, including having been excused by a doctor from work the day he crashed a passenger plane into a mountain, prosecutors said Friday.

The evidence came from the search of Lubitz’s homes in two German cities for an explanation of why he crashed the Airbus A320 into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.

Prosecutor’s spokesman Ralf Herrenbrueck said in a written statement that torn-up sick notes

for the day of the crash “support the current preliminary assess-ment that the deceased hid his illness from his employer and col-leagues.”

Such sick notes from doctors excusing employees from work are common in Germany and is-sued even for minor illnesses. Herrenbrueck didn’t reveal de-tails of what illness Lubitz was suffering from.

Herrenbrueck said other med-ical documents found indicated “an existing illness and appropri-ate medical treatment,” but that no suicide note was found. He add-ed there was no indication of any political or religious motivation for Lubitz’s actions.

AP Photo/Martin MeissnerInvestigators carry boxes from the apartment of Germanwings airliner jet co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Thursday.

‘Flying is a safe form of transport, but you can’t stop crazy’

GERMANWINGS AIRLINER CRASH

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would have happened many years ago. It cer-tainly wasn’t in the design, the plan, when we were all students back then. But it’s an opportunity I think to influence some change and make sure that a place that has been important to a lot of people continues.”

DSU’s music programLaForge spend most of

his speech talking about the school’s music pro-gram. Delta State’s music program has grown by 37 percent in recent years, according to LaForge, who called Cleveland a “musical Mecca.” LaForge has even implemented a blues program.

In addition to the ex-pected emphasis on vocal, instrumental and perfor-mance studies, the music program at Delta State emphasizes the business aspect of the music indus-try. The university has its own recording studio and is affiliated with the Gram-my Museum currently un-der construction in Cleve-land. The university has also taken students to Los Angeles to see, and some-times perform, for the Grammys.

The Grammy Museum in Cleveland will be affil-iated with the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, said LaForge, but will fo-cus more on Mississippi’s

contribution to music. Mississippi’s heritage has influenced nearly every popular genre of music today, according to La-Forge, who added that a disproportionate number of Grammy Award win-ners have come from this state. When the museum is completed, 60 percent of it will cover Mississippi and its musical heritage, while the remaining 40 percent will be dedicat-ed to rotating traveling exhibits. LaForge was particularly enthusiastic about the traveling Beat-les exhibit that will come.

He added that the mu-sic program will also in-volve a relationship with the University of Califor-nia which would involve an exchange program between the universities. Interns and students from California will study in the Delta and students from the Delta will go to Los Angeles.

“So those Southern California blond guys are gonna come to the Delta and get a real lesson in life,” he joked. “Let’s see if they can surf on the Mississippi River.”

DSU’s exchange program

The Delta has creat-ed other exchange pro-grams, particularly with universities in Bulgaria,

Russia and Poland. Study abroad is an opportunity that most students will take if offered, LaForge said.

“We’re a little late to the game,” he said. “Most universities already do this.”

The university has also been “aggressively pursuing” international students, LaForge said in a brief interview after the speech. In a university with only a few thousand students altogether, more than 100 are from another country.

After years of declin-ing enrollment in the uni-versity, LaForge decided to freeze tuition. The cost of attending Delta State University is $6,012 a year, he said.

“U.S. News and World Report just ranked us the top best bargain for tuition value out-of-state in the entire country,” he said.

Not only is the tuition a bargain, but the universi-ty is getting less and less state money, according to LaForge. Twelve years ago, about two-thirds of the university’s fund-ing came from the state, while one third of it came from tuition. Now it’s the other way around, said LaForge.

“Delta State is alive and well,” he said.

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Ultimately, it is be-lieved a countywide tax rate could fall between 63-64 mills, but exact figures were unavailable Thursday.

The House concurred with the Senate’s amend-ment by a 101-14 margin Monday, and both cham-bers signed the enrolled bill Thursday.

Action is due from the governor by April 1.

Debt sharing became a rallying cry by those who forced a proposed $13.2 million OCSD construc-tion bond to a referendum earlier this year. Many who signed petitions cir-cumventing Conservator Margie Pulley’s ability to issue the bond said the debt burden should not fall entirely on the shoul-ders of residents within OCSD’s territory.

Calls for an election became moot when Pul-ley rescinded the intent notice in lieu of a voter base generally opposed to the measure — the bond was not expected to pass since 60 percent approv-al was needed to move it forward, and already 20 percent of the electorate called Pulley’s issuance into question.

Historically, OCSD’s electorate has not sup-ported school bonds.

With the money, offi-cials would have procured local funding for a one-of-a-kind demonstration school on Mississippi State University’s cam-pus. The university previ-ously pledged $5 million and 43 acres for the pro-posed 102,000 square-foot, grades 6-7 school. As proposed, all city and county pupils would have attended the demonstra-tion school.

Even without construc-tion of a new campus, all students within Oktib-beha County will utilize other sites in both former school districts. West and East Oktibbeha County elementary schools will continue to service outly-ing county kindergarten through sixth grade stu-dents, while county pupils will attend the city cam-puses home to seventh through 12th grades.

School officials and state representatives both said the combination of two school systems should create a system where students share re-sources and taxpayers equally foot the bill.

“Since all the kids (will eventually attend city school campuses), then everybody should be pay-ing their fair share,” said state Rep. Gary Chism, R-Columbus, who sits on the House Education Committee.

Consolidating debt ser-vice also eliminates a po-tentially convoluted pro-cess in which older debt would have been retired by separate taxing bases and rates in addition to a countywide levy.

“This bill puts both of our debts together and divides them equally. The county will help pay for ours, and we will help pay for theirs,” said SSD Su-perintendent Lewis Hol-loway, who will become the consolidated school district’s leader on July 1.

“It’s the right thing to do,” he added.

Hurdles still existMoving forward, the

combined school district could attempt a future construction bond for the school, one that would re-

quire a lower tax increase since the value of a mill increases July 1.

A potential tax increase would be shouldered by all residents of the coun-ty, but a referendum is not expected during this elec-tion cycle.

Plans for the demon-stration school were developed by the Com-mission on Starkville Consolidated School District Structure, the merger study group cre-ated by the legislature in 2013. Besides building the new school and clos-ing the county’s two high school campuses in favor of sending those students into the city, the group did not suggest building any additional facilities.

Since new construc-tion is off the table for the 2015-2016 school year, the consolidated school dis-trict will face capacity is-sues that could drastical-ly impact student-teacher ratios.

“July 1, we’re going to be out of capacity un-less we do something extremely creative with Overstreet, but that’s not on the table. We looked at (sending a middle school grade) there, but it doesn’t make sense logistical-ly because it’s easier to float additional teachers than it is to float services (like food deliveries),” Holloway said. “When we bring in 200 students to (Starkville High School), we’ll be maxed out there, too. There’s no capaci-ty for growth until the (grades 6-7 demonstra-tion school) is built.”

If funding sources can be secured — that’s still a big if considering the current SOCSD-MSU plan requires a pledge

from the Legislature — the school could make a number of changes to alleviate the influx of stu-dents: SHS would service sophomores, juniors and seniors; grades 8-9 would be bundled together; grades 6-7 would attend the demonstration school; and the county’s elemen-tary schools would have more capacity.

Holloway said he is op-timistic lawmakers will help fund the school, but Chism said funding Ok-tibbeha’s consolidation sets a dangerous prec-edent for future school mergers.

“Once you come under the one system, we’re go-ing to allow you to paddle your own boat. I think we’ve done as much as possible to make this pal-atable,” he said.

Chism previously said lawmakers could choose to give MSU the funding required for the construc-tion, but that money would come out of its expected yearly contributions for capital improvements.

Another uncertainty is how the longstanding desegregation order from the Department of Justice will factor into consolida-tion.

Holloway said SSD filed a 700-page plan ex-plaining the state-man-dated merger but has not yet received a response.

“I expect they’ll send experts in to assess the districts and talk to the community. How long will it take? Well, it took Ackerman over a year, so I don’t have any expecta-tion that it’ll be done by July 1,” he said.

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COLLEGE SOFTBALL PREP BASEBALL

Bulldogs’ RPI still high with No. 3 Florida next Starkville rolls over West PointBY SCOTT WALTERSswalters@cdispatch.com

STARKVILLE — Starkville High baseball coach Travis Garner knows his team’s key to success this season.

“When A.J. (Brown) and Tyler (Barnes) are both on at the same time, that is very good for our offense,” Garner said. “If we can get both players hot and keep them that way, we can be a very good team.”

Brown and Barnes were both hot Thursday night. Their offensive success paved the way for Starkville’s 14-7 win against West Point on a dreary, windy night for baseball at Carlisle Field.

Despite the damp con-ditions, Starkville was happy to play. Including Thursday night’s makeup, the Yellow Jackets are slat-ed to play four games in the next 48 hours.

“We need to play games,” Barnes said. “This is what baseball is all about — playing games. We haven’t been able to do that due to the weather. Fourteen runs is a good night. Hopefully, this will have a carry-over effect. We need to get some things going.”

Brown, one of the state’s premier wide receivers, announced Wednesday via Twitter a football scholar-ship offer from the Univer-sity of Tennessee. That is the latest in a long line of Division I offers for argu-ably the state’s most gifted offensive player.

On Thursday night, Brown proved he could hit a baseball long way. His massive two-run shot to right-center field tied the game at 2-2 in the home half of the first inning.

“Looking for a spark,” Brown said. “I was just try-ing to get something going for us. In the last game (a 4-0 region loss to Madison Central), we couldn’t get anything going. The home run was big because it got things started,”

Barnes, who bats in the No. 3 hole behind Brown, did his damage later with two singles, a double, and two RBIs.

“A.J. really sets the tone for our team,” Bar-nett said. “The home run was really big because it gave everybody a lift. Bat-ting in the top third of the order, our job is to produce runs. We took advantage of our opportunities.”

Starkville (4-8) erased a 3-2 deficit with four runs in

BY SCOTT WALTERSswalters@cdispatch.com

STARKVILLE — This past weekend, the Mississippi State soft-ball team lost a South-eastern Conference series to Ole Miss and subsequently its first national ranking in six seasons.

On Tuesday, the Bull-dogs found out the dam-age wasn’t as severe as

first thought.MSU checked in at

No. 27 in the first Rat-ings Percentage Index released by the NCAA. The RPI is one of the ma-jor tools used to deter-mine the teams invited to postseason play. The Bulldogs then took out their aggression from the two Saturday losses on Southern Mississippi in a doubleheader sweep Wednesday night in Hat-

tiesburg.This weekend, MSU

(24-8, 4-5 SEC) is back home looking for more RPI points when it plays host to reigning national champion and third-ranked Florida

(30-3, 3-3 SEC). The three-game SEC week-end series starts at 5:30 p.m. today on SEC Net-work +.

“I was pleased with our (ranking),” MSU coach Vann Stuedeman said. “I have been fol-lowing everyone that we have been playing this year. Hopefully, St. Louis can win the Atlan-tic-10 (championship). With us starting at 27, it

looks good as long as we can hold on because our schedule gets tougher.

“We are setting our-selves up for success from an RPI standpoint.”

MSU will play its next 15 games against Top 75 RPI opponents. Seven of those 15 games are against Top 10 RPI teams, while Florida is rat-ed No. 1 and LSU (which

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Mark Wilson/Dispatch Staff

Mississippi State left fielder Reid Humphreys takes a cut at a pitch earlier this season. Humphreys, a sophomore, enters this weekend with a career-high eight-game hitting streak as MSU prepares to play host to Auburn.

TODAYn Florida, 5:30 p.m. Today (SEC Network+)

TODAYn BACK HOME: Auburn, 6:30 p.m. Today (SEC Network, WKBB-FM 100.9)

Current team resembling 2013 ’DogsBY BRANDON WALKERbwalker@cdispatch.com

STARKVILLE — John Cohen has heard the comparisons between his current Mississippi State baseball team and the 2013 squad that reached the College World Series and played for a national championship.

He just hasn’t had time to give it much thought.

“We just don’t have time to analyze it,” Cohen said. “We have to get ready for Auburn. This club is a dif-ferent group. I do think this group is capable of getting on a roll.”

Both teams started the season on hot streaks, with MSU winning its first 17 games in 2013 and first 13 games this season. Both teams lost the last series of non-conference play. The 2013 team fell to Central Arkansas, while the current group dropped two of three to San Diego.

Both teams also hit a lull in March. The 2013 team lost eight of 14 games after March 9 and won three of its first nine Southeastern Conference games. This year, MSU has lost 10 of its last 15 and has started league play 2-4.

While the resumes to this point are similar, the end of the season turned out great for the Bulldogs two years ago. This sea-son? That remains to be seen.

“This team does every-thing, as a coach, you’d want them to do,” Cohen said. “They are probably some of the best students we’ve ever had. They ap-proach the game the right way. I really feel they are capable of making a run. If you look at it, we have

REID ALL ABOUT ITBY BRANDON WALKERbwalker@cdispatch.com

STARKVILLE — Though an afternoon class had him running a little late for Missis-sippi State’s Thursday base-ball practice, MSU left fielder Reid Humphreys didn’t have to worry about finding a parking space.

There, just under the grand-stand at MSU’s Dudy Noble Field, was an empty space, with a small sign indicating that the spot is reserved for MSU’s hit-ter of the week. For his huge ef-fort at Kentucky last weekend, the parking space currently belongs to Humphreys.

“I would love to keep that parking spot for the rest of the year,” said Humphreys, a soph-omore from Northwest Rankin High. “But we have a lot of great hitters on this team who are coming for it.”

Humphreys and his team-mates will each take their turns

vying for the right to park right outside the MSU locker room this weekend, when the Bull-dogs - currently 2-4 in South-eastern Conference play - host 1-5 Auburn.

“This weekend is definitely important,” said Humphreys. “It’s about getting on the right track. Obviously we want to win every game but right now, we really need to have a good weekend.”

For the versatile Hum-phreys, who played third base as a freshman before splitting time in left and at designated hitter this year, this weekend is about continuing the roll he started in Lexington. The 6-foot-1, 210-pounder launched a pair of home runs and drove in a career-high five runs during MSU’s 11-5 win on Sun-day, continuing a surge that be-gan last week.

Humphreys is currently rid-ing a career-long eight-game

hitting streak and during that span, he’s batting .400 (12-for-30). The recent hitting spree is counter to Humphreys’ previ-ous 11 games, which saw him

Versatile Humphreys emerges as MSU’s hottest hitter with Auburn series looming

Mark Wilson/Dispatch StaffMississippi State’s Reid Humphreys crosses home plate after his second home run of the season.

LOCAL AUTO RACING

After delay, Winter Classic will finally happen in Golden TriangleBY DAVID MILLERSpecial to The Dispatch

Finally.Perhaps, to avoid a jinx, the

Golden Triangle should say “we’re almost there.”

For the first time in five con-secutive weekends, the area will be treated to dirt track racing when Columbus Motor Speed-way hosts the twice-postponed Winter Classic Saturday night. Despite light showers in the Columbus/New Hope area, the forecast for today — open laps — and Saturday are rain-free.

“What little bit of rain we

got will break up the dust,” said Lee Ray, who finished second in Street Stock track points last season and will compete Saturday.

While the Super Late Mod-el drivers in the area will com-pete tis weekend at Whynot (Meridian) in the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series, Street Stock and Crate Late Model drivers will fea-ture in Columbus in a pair of $1,200-to-win races.

“Paying $1,200 to win, I know a bunch of guys from Meridian who are coming this weekend,”

said Kyle Shaw, Crate Late Model driver from Millport, Alabama. “Plus, nobody within

80-100 miles of here has raced yet. There are a bunch of people itching to go somewhere, so it’ll be a full field in both classes. I’d imagine 30-40 Street Stocks.”

Though the majority of area racers haven’t hit the track, Ray got a jumpstart on Saturday’s race by competing March 14 in a $1,500-to-win Street Stock race at Whynot, where he finished third

“I didn’t tear up nothing, so maybe I’ll come to Columbus on a good note,” Ray said

Ray hopes Columbus has a turnout like the one in Whynot, which had more drivers fail to

qualify for the feature (26) race than make the field (24).

“I think we’ll have more than 30 cars show,” Ray said. “They’re starting to have more of the $1,200 and $1,500 races in the area. You’ll have them about once a month out here (at Columbus), but with there be-ing more I’d imagine the tracks will get more drivers out.”

Columbus also will play host to 602 Late Model and Mini Stock races with $400-to-win features. The payout might be higher depending on the num-ber of entries.

See HUMPHREYS, 4B

See BULLDOGS, 4B

See STARKVILLE, 4B

See MSU, 4B

WINTER CLASSICTONIGHT-SATURDAY

AT COLUMBUS MOTOR SPEEDWAYn Open practice from 7-10 tonightn Grandstand admission is free n Pit admission is $20n On Saturday, the drivers’ meeting will be at 6 p.m., with hot laps to follow. Grandstand admission is $15. Children 10 and under are free. The gate will open at 5 p.m. Pit admission is $35. That gate will open at 3 p.m.

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Men’s Division I tournamentEAST REGIONAL

At The Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New YorkRegional Semifinals

Today’s GamesN.C. State (22-13) vs. Louisville (26-8), 6:37 p.m.Michigan State (25-11) vs. Oklahoma (24-10), 9:07 p.m.

Regional ChampionshipSunday’s Game

Semifinal winners

SOUTH REGIONALAt NRG Stadium, Houston

Regional SemifinalsToday’s Games

UCLA (22-13) vs. Gonzaga (34-2), 6:15 p.m.Duke (31-4) vs. Utah (26-8), 8:45 p.m.

Regional ChampionshipSunday’s Game

Semifinal winners

MIDWEST REGIONALAt Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland

Regional SemifinalsThursday’s Games

Notre Dame 81, Wichita State 70Kentucky 78, West Virginia 39

Regional ChampionshipSaturday’s Games

Kentucky (37-0) vs. Notre Dame (32-5), 7:49 p.m.

WEST REGIONALAt The Staples Center, Los Angeles

Regional SemifinalsThursday’s Games

Wisconsin 79, North Carolina 72Arizona 68, Xavier 60

Regional ChampionshipSaturday’s Game

Wisconsin (34-3) vs. Arizona (34-3), 5:09 p.m.

FINAL FOURAt Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

National SemifinalsSaturday, April 4

Midwest champion vs. West championEast champion vs. South champion

National ChampionshipMonday, April 6

Semifinal winners

National Invitation Tournament

QuarterfinalsTuesday’s Games

Miami 63, Richmond 61Stanford 78, Vanderbilt 75

Wednesday’s GamesOld Dominion 72, Murray State 69Temple 77, Louisiana Tech 59

SemifinalsAt Madison Square Garden, New York

Tuesday, March 31Miami (24-12) vs. Temple (26-10), 6 p.m. Stanford (22-13) vs. Old Dominion (27-7), 8:30 p.m.

ChampionshipThursday, April 2

Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

College Basketball InvitationalSemifinals

Wednesday’s GamesLoyola of Chicago 63, Seattle 48Louisiana-Monroe 71, Vermont 65

Championship Series(Best-of-three)

Monday’s GameLoyola of Chicago (22-13) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (24-12), 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 1Loyola of Chicago vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 3Loyola of Chicago vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 7 p.m., if necessary

CollegeInsider.com tournament

QuarterfinalsWednesday’s Game

UT-Martin 70, Eastern Kentucky 69Thursday’s Game

Evansville 89, Louisiana-Lafayette 82Today’s Game

Kent State (23-11) at Northern Arizona (21-14), 8 p.m.

Saturday’s GameCanisius (18-14) at NJIT (20-11), 6:30 p.m.

SemifinalsTuesday’s Game

Evansville (22-12) vs. UT-Martin (21-13), TBD

ChampionshipThursday, April 2

TBD

Men’s Division II tournament

At Evansville, IndianaQuarterfinals

Wednesday’s GamesTarleton State 77, Mount Olive 59Indiana (Pa.) 69, Azusa Pacific 65Florida Southern 81, S. New Hampshire 70Bellarmine 92, Minnesota St.-Moorhead 75

SemifinalsThursday’s Games

Indiana (Pa.) 72, Tarleton State 68Florida Southern 79, Bellarmine 72

ChampionshipSaturday’s Games

Indiana (Pa.) vs. Florida Southern, 2 p.m.

Men’s NAIA Division I tournament

At Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

ChampionshipTuesday’s Game

Dalton State 71, Westmont 53

Women’s Division I tournament

ALBANY REGIONALRegional SemifinalsAt Albany, New YorkSaturday’s Games

UConn (34-1) vs. Texas (24-10), 11 a.m.Dayton (27-6) vs. Louisville (27-6), 1:30 p.m.

Regional ChampionshipMonday’s Game

Semifinal winners

SPOKANE REGIONALRegional Semifinals

At Spokane, WashingtonSaturday’s Games

Maryland (32-2) vs. Duke (23-10), 3:30 p.m.Gonzaga (26-7) vs. Tennessee (29-5), 6 p.m.

Regional ChampionshipMonday’s Game

Semifinal winners

OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONALRegional Semifinals

At Oklahoma CityToday’s Games

Iowa (26-7) vs. Baylor (32-3), 6:30 p.m.Notre Dame (33-2) vs. Stanford (26-9), 9 p.m.

Regional ChampionshipSunday’s Game

Semifinal winners

GREENSBORO REGIONALRegional Semifinals

At Greensboro, North CarolinaToday’s Games

South Carolina (32-2) vs. North Carolina (26-8), 6 p.m.Arizona State (29-5) vs. Florida State (31-4), 8:30 p.m.

Regional ChampionshipSunday’s Game

Semifinal winners

FINAL FOURAt Tampa, Florida

National SemifinalsSunday, April 5

Albany Champion vs. Spokane champion, TBAOklahoma City champion vs. Greensboro champion, TBA

National ChampionshipTuesday, April 7

Semifinal winners

Women’s National Invitation Tournament

Second RoundSunday, March 22

Villanova 71, Old Dominion 66Temple 61, Pennsylvania 56St. John’s 77, Fordham 63Southern Mississippi 77, TCU 72, OTMissouri 67, Kansas State 48Middle Tennessee 70, Arkansas State 60NC State 69, East Carolina 65UCLA 63, San Diego 58

Eastern Michigan 69, Tulsa 59Mississippi 63, Georgia Tech 48Northern Colorado 59, South Dakota 58

Monday, March 23Michigan 74, Toledo 58Sacramento State 84, Eastern Washington 49Saint Mary’s (Cal) 83, Fresno State 64

Tuesday. March 24West Virginia 57, Hampton 39Duquesne 48, Richmond 47

Third RoundWednesday’s Game

Southern Mississippi 76, Eastern Michigan 65Thursday’s Games

Villanova 63, St. John’s 55Temple 80, NC State 79, OTMichigan 65, Missouri 55West Virginia 60, Duquesne 39Middle Tennessee 82, Mississippi 70UCLA 74, Northern Colorado 60Saint Mary’s (Cal) 77, Sacramento State 69

QuarterfinalsSunday’s Games

Villanova (22-13) at West Virginia (21-14), 1 p.m.Michigan (19-14) at Southern Mississippi (25-10), 2 p.m.Temple (19-16) at Middle Tennessee (24-9), 4 p.m.Saint Mary’s (Cal) (23-10) at UCLA w(16-18), 4 p.m.

SemifinalsApril 1-2

Southern Mississippi-Michigan winner vs. Saint Mary’s (Cal)-UCLA winner, TBAMiddle Tennessee-Temple winner vs. West Virginia-Villanova winner, TBA

ChampionshipSaturday, April 4

Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.

Women’s Basketball Invitational

SemifinalsWednesday’s Game

Siena 65, Mercer 54Thursday’s Game

Louisiana-Lafayette 65, Oral Roberts 64

ChampionshipMarch 28-29

Louisiana Lafayette (22-12) at Siena (22-12), 4 p.m.

Women’s Division II tournament

At Sioux Falls, South DakotaSemifinals

Wednesday’s GamesCalifornia (Pa.) 51, Emporia St. 46Cal Baptist 85, Limestone 67

ChampionshipToday’s Game

California (Pa.) vs. Cal Baptist, 7 p.m.

Women’s NAIA Division I tournament

At Independence (Mo.) Events CenterSemifinals

ChampionshipTuesday’s Game

Oklahoma City 80, Campbellsville 63

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NCAA tournament

Pursuit of perfection continues as No. 1 Kentucky blasts West VirginiaBY TOM WITHERSThe Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Per-fect and pulverizing. Ken-tucky made West Virgin-ia’s press look pathetic.

Trey Lyles scored 14 points, Andrew Harrison added 13 and the unbeat-en Wildcats, chasing his-tory and a ninth national title, rolled to a 78-39 vic-tory over the Mountain-eers on Thursday night in the Midwest Regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament.

The tourney’s top seed and an overwhelm-

ing favorite to cut down the nets next month in Indianapolis, Kentucky (37-0) advanced to Sat-urday’s regional final to play third-seeded Notre Dame, an 81-70 winner over Wichita State in the other semifinal.

The Fighting Irish may need to call Rudy, consult with Digger Phelps and wake up the echoes from some of those stunning upsets in football and hoops they have pulled off in the past.

Kentucky is a mon-ster this March. With

stunning ease, the Wild-cats built a 26-point lead in the first half over the Mountaineers (25-10), who led the nation in steals and figured their full-court press would at least bother Kentucky into some turnovers. Not only did the press not work, West Virginia shot only 24.1 percent (13 of 54), including 2 of 15 from 3-point range, against the Wildcats, who resemble a forest of blue-tinted red-woods inside the paint.

West Virginia didn’t eclipse 20 points until the

11:41 mark of the second half.

It was over long before then.

At halftime, the Moun-taineers had nearly as many fouls (14) as points (18) and there was no hint they would be able to cut into Kentucky’s lead. The Wildcats, seeking to become the first team to go undefeated since Indiana in 1976, seemed to be sending a message to the rest of the tourna-ment that everyone else is playing for second place. Five years ago in the

Elite Eight, West Virgin-ia stunned a top-seeded Kentucky team that’s a lot like this one, loaded with high school All-Americas and future NBA players.

But the Wildcats weren’t going to let that happen again, and they blistered the Mountain-eers in the opening 20 minutes, leaving the court with superfan/ac-tress Ashley Judd danc-ing along with the thou-sands who made the trip north to Cleveland. Judd then tweeted she’s stay-ing around for a few more

days.“I think it’s okay to ex-

tend my hotel room,” she wrote.

Aaron Harrison scored 12 points in the first half, Devin Booker dropped two 3-pointers and Mar-cus Lee and Willie Cau-ley-Stein took turns soar-ing to convert alley-oop passes into dunks that had West Virginia fans longing to take the coun-try road back home.

Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins could only sit on his sideline stool and shrug.

Top-seeded Badgers top Tar Heels to reach Elite 8By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Wisconsin looked like a beaten team for much of the game.

Frank Kaminsky got off to a slow start, his team couldn’t make a shot in the first half and then fell behind by seven mid-way through the second half.

It looked like a repeat of the Big Ten Conference title game, when the Bad-gers were left for road kill against Michigan State before coming back to win in overtime.

The top-seeded Bad-gers again proved their grit, rallying in the final 10 minutes to hold off North Carolina 79-72 Thursday night and advance to the final eight of the NCAA tournament.

Sam Dekker had a ca-reer-high 23 points and 10 rebounds, Kaminsky add-ed 19 and Nigel Hayes 12 to send Wisconsin (34-3) into the West Regional fi-nal Saturday against No. 2 seed Arizona, which beat sixth-seeded Xavier 68-60. Wisconsin beat Arizo-na in overtime last season in the Elite Eight.

“The toughness that they showed today was really something,” North Carolina coach Roy Wil-liams said. “It’s strange, the difference between winning and losing is so small.”

Marcus Paige hit con-secutive 3-pointers that drew Carolina within one with 54 seconds to go, but Wisconsin made all eight of its free throws — four by Kaminsky — over the closing seconds.

“Everyone knows that once we get to free throw time at the end of the game, we’ve got to make our free throws or they’re going to come down and score,” Kaminsky said. “We’ve been through that a lot this season with situ-ations like that. So it’s just nice to be able to go out there and do it.”

Zak Showalter came off the bench to score six points in the Badgers’ 19-7 comeback run af-ter they were forced into tough positions by Caroli-na’s perimeter defense.

“The plays he made for us in that two-minute span, we wouldn’t have won without them,” Hayes said. “This was similar to

the Michigan State game except it didn’t go to over-time. We weren’t really playing our type of bas-ketball. We were letting them have their way and their will. All we needed was a couple plays to get us going.”

n Notre Dame 81, Wichita State 70: Deme-trius Jackson scored 20 points and third-seeded Notre Dame dominated Wichita State to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in 36 years.

The Irish (32-5) shot 75 percent (18 of 24) in the second half, easily pulling away from the seventh-seeded Shock-ers (30-5). Pat Connaugh-ton added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Notre Dame and Jerian Grant had nine points and 11 assists as the Irish won their eighth straight.

Notre Dame will play either unbeaten Ken-tucky or West Virginia on Saturday night with a Final Four spot on the line.

Fred VanVleet led Wichita State with 25 points, Darius Carter had 19 points and eight rebounds but guard

Ron Baker had just nine points and went score-less in the second half.

n Arizona 68, Xavi-er 60: T.J. McConnell scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, fresh-man Stanley Johnson added 12 points, and second-seeded Arizona made a dominant late rally to beat sixth-seed-ed Xavier in the West Regional semifinals on Thursday night.

Kaleb Tarczewski had 12 points and 12 re-bounds as the Wildcats (34-3) weathered a major scare from the underdog Musketeers (23-14) and clamped down defensive-ly during a game-ending 19-7 run.

Arizona is again on the brink of its first Final Four under coach Sean Miller, who led Xavier for five years until 2009.

Arizona will face top-seeded Wisconsin (34-3) on Saturday at Sta-ples Center in a rematch of last season’s West fi-nal.

Matt Stainbrook had 17 points and 10 re-bounds in his final game for Xavier.

Coach K vs. Coach K: Utah meets Duke in Sweet 16The Associated Press

HOUSTON — The names are similar, and so are the results.

When Utah’s Larry Krystkowiak sat down on the podium Thursday, he introduced himself before taking questions. Then he was asked why he didn’t just say Coach K, as his players refer to him.

“Could be confusing in this situation,” Krystko-wiak said.

Yes, it could with this NCAA Sweet 16 matchup.

K r y s t k o w i a k ’ s fifth-seeded Utes (26-8) play Friday night against the more well-known Coach K, four-time na-

tional champion Mike Krzyzewski and top-seed-ed Duke (31-4) in the South Regional.

This is Duke’s 22nd Sweet 16 appearance un-der Krzyzewski, the only men’s Division I coach who has won more than 1,000 games.

Krystkowiak has 110 career wins, 68 in four seasons at Utah, which is in Sweet 16 for the first time in 10 years.

The longest conversa-tion between the coach-es with Polish heritage has been the 20 minutes Krystkowiak spent as a guest on the Duke coach’s weekly satellite radio show earlier this year.

Krzyzewski doesn’t even recall meeting Krys-tkowiak in a 7-Eleven in Las Vegas last summer, when the Utah coach pro-claimed, “There’s the real Coach K” and gave him a high-five.

But the Duke coach hopes that isn’t viewed as a slight.

“I would never dis an-other Polish-American. We’d probably give our se-cret handshake,” Krzyze-wski said. “I admire what Larry’s done. ... He took over a program where it had to rebuilt, but has had great tradition.”

Utah’s only NCAA na-tional title came seven decades ago, in 1944. But

the Utes have been to the Sweet 16 at least once ev-ery decade since.

The Blue Devils have won four national titles since 1991, the last com-ing five years ago — when they were also the No. 1 seed in the South Region-al, and the Sweet 16 and regional final games were played at NRG Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Houston Texans. Duke beat Butler for the title.

No. 2 seed Gonzaga (34-2) plays No. 11 UCLA (22-13) in the first game Friday night.

That means Sunday’s regional final will have matchup of a Coach K vs. Mark Few or Steve Alford.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Father bests son whenOle Miss falls at MTSUBy The Associated Press

M U R F R E E S B OR O, Tenn. — Notch another victory for fathers coach-ing against their sons.

Rick Insell’s Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders never trailed Thursday night in beating his son Matt’s Mississippi Rebels 82-70 in the third round of the Women’s National In-vitation Tournament.

It was the second time this season he’s beat his son.

Then again, dad had the home court advantage playing in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and his Blue Raiders scored the first seven points and shot 59 percent (28 of 47) in beat-ing the Southeastern Con-ference team.

“Really Matt has just done a great job this year, and I’m just proud of him,” Rick Insell said. “That’s what I told him after the game. It’s what I told him before the game. I’m very proud of what you’ve done, son. You’re doing a real good job, and you’re a superstar and just keep doing what you’re doing.”

It is believed that when the Insells met the first time, a Blue Raiders’ 71-65 victory over Ole Miss in November, that it was the first father-son coach-ing matchup in Division I women’s basketball. Rick Insell predicts it’s go-ing to happen more and more, especially if the Insells keep coaching. Fathers and sons coach-ing against each other is nothing new to men’s col-lege basketball. Louisville coach Rick Pitino got his second chance to beat his son Richard in November, and some of the earliest games even featured Mid-dle Tennessee with Ed Diddle Jr. losing 11 of 12 games against Western

Kentucky teams coached by his father, Ed, between 1957 and 1962.

Dads have dominated. According to research by the Louisville Cardinals, dads have won 16 of 18 matchups against their sons.

Matt Insell missed out on making it 1-1 on the women’s side. His Rebels managed to finish 19-14 in his second season for their best finish since 2006-07 with a team that featured eight newcom-ers at the beginning of the season. Middle Ten-nessee outrebounded his Rebels 33-27, and the SEC coach also wasn’t happy at how tightly the game was officiated.

“It kills us ...,” Matt In-sell said. “Again, I’m not going to say anything. I’m building a pool house. I’m going to Tampa, Florida, here in a little bit.”

Rick Insell bought a bunch of tickets for family and friends to turn out at the Murphy Center. But knowing the coach on the other bench only went so far for Matt Insell, a Mid-dle Tennessee graduate himself.

“It’s a great place,” Matt Insell said. “They got a lot of history here. They got a good basket-ball team. The one thing that Dad does, he recruits winners. Those kids know how to win games.”

And Dad may have gotten the last word in when asked if Matt Insell gets his fiery coaching ap-proach from his father.

“His mama acts like that every night,” Rick Insell said. “You just can’t get it out of them. What can I say?”

From Staff Reports

F A Y E T T E V I L L E , Ark. — The Ole Miss baseball team kicked off its third Southeastern Conference weekend se-ries one day early Thurs-day night, but the Rebels were on the losing end of a 10-3 game against Ar-kansas.

Sophomore Errol Robinson recorded his second multi-hit game in the past three games and fifth of the season, going 2-for-4 with one RBI for the Rebels (13-13, 3-4 SEC). Seniors Austin Knight and Sikes Orvis knocked in the other Reb-el runs.

Junior southpaw Chris-tian Trent (4-2) suffered just the second loss of his career, allowing five runs on 11 hits. Classmate Ja-cob Waguespack pitched 1 1/3 innings and gave up one hit, but fell victim to three unearned runs while on the mound.

The Razorbacks (13-12, 2-5) scored 10 runs on 15 hits behind three hits apiece by Joe Serrano and Brett McAfee. Domi-nic Taccolini (5-2) earned

the win by giving up three runs on three hits and six walks in 5 2/3 innings.

With three base hits in the first four plate appear-ances, the Razorbacks loaded the bases with one out. Following a vis-it to the mound by head coach Mike Bianco, Trent limited the damage as only one run scored, on a sacrifice fly, before he got out of the inning.

Ole Miss loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the seventh due to two walks as well as a bunt single by Robin-son. However, Arkansas pitcher Zack Jackson sent three Rebels down on strikes to keep the game at 5-3 in favor of the home team.

The Razorbacks added five more runs over the final two innings to bring the game to its final dif-ference of seven.

The Rebels will look to even the series at 6 to-night at Baum Stadium. The game will be broad-cast on SEC Network. It also can be heard on the airwaves of the Ole Miss Radio Network.

COLLEGE BASEBALL Rebels drop series opener to Razorbacks

Prep BaseballToday’s Games

Madison Central at Starkville, 6 p.m.New Hope at Oxford, 6 p.m.Northwest Rankin at Columbus, 6 p.m.West Point at Saltillo, 6 p.m.Caledonia at Kosciusko, 7 p.m.Oak Hill Academy at Canton Academy, 7 p.m.Hebron Christian at Columbus Christian, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesCaledonia vs. Northeast Lauderdale (EMCC), time TBDChoctaw County at Starkville, NoonBrandon at West Point, NoonColumbus at New Hope, 1 p.m.Central Academy at Oak Hill Academy, 1 p.m.Kossuth at New Hope, 6 p.m.Brandon at Starkville, 7 p.m.West Lowndes at West Point, 7 p.m.

Prep SoftballToday’s Game

Eupora at New Hope, 6:30 p.m.

College BaseballToday’s Games

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

Saturday’s GamesAlabama at Florida, NoonAuburn at Mississippi State, 2 p.m.Southern Miss at Rice, 2 p.m.Ole Miss at Arkansas, 2:05 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesSouthern Miss at Rice, 1 p.m.Auburn at Mississippi State, 1:30 p.m.

College SoftballToday’s Games

Florida at Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m.Ole Miss at Arkansas, 6 p.m.Texas A&M at Alabama, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesFlorida at Mississippi State, 1 p.m.Ole Miss at Arkansas, 1 p.m.Texas A&M at Alabama, 2 p.m.Southern Miss at UTEP (DH), 3 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesFlorida at Mississippi State, 11 a.m.Ole Miss at Arkansas, 1 p.m.Texas A&M at Alabama, 1:30 p.m.Southern Miss at UTEP, 2 p.m.

Men’s College TennisToday’s matches

Alabama at Tennessee, 2 p.m.Mississippi State at Kentucky, 4 p.m.Ole Miss at LSU, 5 p.m.

Women’s College TennisToday’s matches

Louisiana-Monroe at Southern Miss, 2 p.m.Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 3 p.m.LSU at Ole Miss, 3 p.m.Kentucky at Alabama, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s matchUTEP at Southern Miss, 10 a.m.

Junior College BaseballSaturday’s Games

Pearl River at Itawamba (DH), 2 p.m.

Junior College SoftballToday’s Games

EMCC at Northwest (DH), 2 p.m.Itawamba at Northeast (DH), 2 p.m.

Junior College TennisToday’s Match

Hinds at Itawamba, 2 p.m.Saturday’s Match

Copiah-Lincoln at Itawamba, 2 p.m.

TodayAUTO RACING

8 a.m. — NASCAR, Truck Series, practice for Kroger 250, at Martinsville, Virginia, FS110 a.m. — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for STP 500, at Martinsville, Virginia, FS111:30a.m. — NASCAR, Truck Series, practice for Kroger 250, at Martinsville, Virginia, FS11 p.m. — NASCAR, Truck Series, final practice for Kroger 250, at Martinsville, Virginia, FS12:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualify-ing for STP 500, at Martinsville, Virginia, FS13 a.m. — Formula One, qualifying for Malaysia Grand Prix, at Kuala Lumpur, NBC Sports Network

GOLF4 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Trophee Hassan II, second round, part I, at Agadir, Morocco, TGC7:30 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Trophee Hassan II, second round, part II, at Agadir, Morocco, TGC9 a.m. — Champions Tour, Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, first round, at Saucier, TGCNoon — PGA Tour, Texas Open, second round, at San Antonio, TGC3 p.m. — LPGA, Kia Classic, second round, at Carlsbad, California, TGC

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL10 a.m. — Preseason, Boston vs. Atlanta, at Orlando, Florida, ESPN

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL4 p.m. — NCAA tournament, Midwest Regional semifinal, Wichita State vs. Notre Dame, WCBI4:15 p.m. — NCAA tournament, West Regional semifinal, North Carolina vs. Wisconsin, TBS6:30 p.m. — NCAA tournament, Midwest Region-al semifinal, West Virginia vs. Kentucky, WCBI6:55 p.m. — NCAA tournament, West Regional semifinal, Xavier vs. Arizona, TBS

SOCCER1:30 p.m. — UEFA, qualifier for European Championship, Spain vs. Ukraine, at Seville, Spain, ESPN2

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL5 p.m. — NCAA tournament, Greensboro Regional semifinal, North Carolina vs. South Carolina, at Greensboro, North Carolina, ESPN5:30 p.m. — NCAA tournament, Oklahoma City Regional semifinal, Iowa vs. Baylor, at Oklahoma City, ESPN27:30 p.m. — NCAA tournament, Greensboro Regional semifinal, Arizona State vs. Florida State, at Greensboro, North Carolina, ESPN8 p.m. — NCAA tournament, Oklahoma City Regional semifinal, Stanford vs. Notre Dame, at Oklahoma City, ESPN2

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BRIEFLYLocalNew Hope fast-pitch softball team wins

Kelsey Gerhart had three hits Thursday to lead the New Hope High School fast-pitch softball team to a 6-5 victory against Lamar County.

Brittni Beard pitched a complete-game four-hitter. She struck out two.

Megan James added a hit and an RBI for the Lady Trojans.n West Lowndes baseball teams wins three games: The

West Lowndes High School baseball team swept a doubleheader from West Oktibbeha by scores of 15-1 and 15-1 on Wednesday night and defeated Noxubee County 15-1 on Thursday night.

Tyshon Rogers earned the victories in both games against West Oktibbeha. He went three innings in Game 1. He also was 1-for-2 with two runs scored. He allowed three hits and struck out eight.

Fred Clark was 2-for-3 with a double, three runs scored, and two RBIs, Wendell Rieves was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs, Marcus Farmer had a double and scored two runs, Adolphus Brewer had a single and an RBI, Tyler Brown was 1-for-2, Jawon Baptist was 1-for-2 with a run scored, and Jeremy Hairston had a double and an RBI.

In Game 2, Marcus Farmer was 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored. The Panthers capitalized on 13 walks in the victory.

Against Noxubee County, Brown scattered four hits and struck out eight. He also was 3-for-3 with a double and three runs scored. Clark was 1-for-2 with three runs scored, Rieves was 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs, Rogers scored a run, Farmer was 1-for-3 with two runs scored, and Brewer scored three runs.

West Lowndes will play host to Nanih Waiya tonight.

MSUWomen’s golf team set for final regular season tourney

BATON ROUGE, La. — Entering the final leg of regular-season golf, the 11th-ranked Mississippi State women’s golf team heads south to compete in the LSU Tiger Classic at 8:30 a.m. today.

Under the leadership of coach Ginger Brown-Lemm, the Bull-dogs enter Friday’s first round having completed every tournament this year with a top-10 finish. To date, this marks the best regular season of golf in MSU history.

“We are looking forward to this final regular-season event,” Brown-Lemm said. “The course is very difficult, along with an ex-tremely talented field of competitors. We are confident in our abilities and expect to have a very successful weekend.”

The University Club course at LSU will play host to 16 teams, accompanied by 10 individuals.

Nine of the competing teams are ranked in the top 50, with LSU being highest at sixth, according to Golfstat.com. LSU, Kentucky and Missouri join MSU as the only other SEC teams represented.

Live stats will be provided through Golfstat.com, with the three-day event concluding on Sunday.

In their last event at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate two weeks ago in Hilton Head, the Bulldogs finished 7th with a three-day total of 892. All-American senior standout Ally McDonald paced MSU with her 13th-place finish after firing a 73 in each of her three rounds.

Next up for Mississippi State following this weekend’s action are the SEC Championships, slated for April 17-19 at Greystone Country Club in Birmingham.

n Men’s tennis team looks to continue roll: Looking to carry over its success from a 4-1 upset of No. 13 Ole Miss on Wednesday, the No. 34 men’s tennis team (13-5, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) will head to Lexington, Kentucky, today to take on Kentucky (9-12, 0-6 SEC).

The Bulldogs and Wildcats will meet at 4 p.m. at the Boone Tennis Complex. Kentucky holds the series lead with a 29-18 record all-time and an 18-5 advantage in Lexington. MSU will look to snap a nine-match skid against UK on Friday, with its last victory coming in 2007 in Starkville.

Live stats can be found at www.UKAthletics.com.MSU makes its way to Lexington after a 4-1 victory against

Ole Miss on Wednesday. The Bulldogs captured the doubles point and coupled it with wins from Mate Cutura, Rishab Agarwal and the clincher from No. 122 Tassilo Schmid to earn the upset.

Agarwal leads the Bulldogs with 11 victories this spring, and 17 for the season. Cutura is 8-3 this spring and 4-0 in the SEC. Agarwal and Cutura have won four-straight matches, which leads the Bulldogs.

Ole MissMen’s tennis team travels to No. 24 LSU, No. 7 Texas A&M

OXFORD — In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. After drop-ping a close one on the road to arch-rival Mississippi State Wednesday, the No. 13 Ole Miss men’s tennis team has an opportunity to bounce back this weekend with two more big matches at No. 24 LSU and No. 7 Texas A&M.

The Rebels will take on the No. 24 LSU at 5 p.m. today at Dub Robinson Stadium. The Rebels will then travel to College Station, Texas to face the No. 7 team in the nation, Texas A&M. That match will be played at 12 p.m. on Sunday at the Mitchell Tennis Center.

“Both LSU and Texas A&M are very good teams,” head coach Toby Hansson said. “We’ve had many battles with them over the years, and we expect the same type of matches this weekend. The match against Mississippi State prepared us for the type of environ-ment we can expect this weekend, and we are looking forward to the opportunity.”

Wednesday, the Rebels (12-5, 4-2) lost a tight match at Mississippi State that was much closer than the final score, 4-1. Sophomore Vinod Gowda put up the lone Rebel point, beating Julian Cash 7-5, 6-4 at No. 6 singles. The final three matches went three sets, but State clinched the win 7-5 in the third set at No. 4 singles. When played was stopped, Stefan Lindmark was up 6-5 in the third at No. 2 and about to serve, and Nik Scholtz was about to start his third set at No. 1.

n Track team heads to Atlanta: At Atlanta, the track and field team heads east this weekend for the 2015 Yellow Jacket Invitational on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta.

The second weekend of outdoor competition will be at Georgia Tech’s George C. Griffin Track. The men’s and women’s 5,000 meter races will take place Friday night, while all other events will be held Saturday.

Several schools from the southeast region will be in attendance, including the host Yellow Jackets and the top-10 ranked Georgia Bulldog men and women.

“It’s our first time competing at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and we know it will be very competitive,” Rebel head coach Brian O’Neal said. “Over the years, Georgia Tech has put on great meets. I have great memories of competing there in the past, and we’re glad to be returning for the first time since 2002. Rebel Nation is well-represented in Atlanta and we look forward to all the alums, family and friends that can come out and watch us compete.”

O’Neal’s team sent a smaller group of athletes to the season opener in Tuscaloosa last weekend, but still came away with some promising results.

Freshman Shannon Ray and senior Jhorden Hunter finished first and second in the 100 meters and led the women’s 4x100-me-ter relay team to the Alabama Relays title to highlight the team’s performances.

After the opening weekend of competition, Rebels who rank among the NCAA’s early-season bests include that 4x100 squad (sixth, 44.73 seconds), Ray in the 100 (17th, 11.74), Nathan Loe in the men’s hammer throw (15th, 202 feet, 3 inches) and Adam Aguirre in the men’s high jump (24th, 6-8 3/4). The relay’s time of 44.73 is believed to be the fastest ever run by the Ole Miss women in March.

Ole Miss will send a larger portion of its team to Atlanta this week-end. “As we start week two, we’re going to mix in some of our veterans with the youngsters from last weekend, and look for improvement,” O’Neal said. “I know it sounds cliché, but we want to get better week to week, and we want to compete at a high level and at the end of the day make sure Rebel Nation is proud of us.”

AlabamaMen’s swimming and diving fifth at NCAA Championship

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Alabama swimming and diving team is in fifth place with 79 points after day one of the Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.

The Crimson Tide posted a trio of top-five finishes, including a silver medal by sophomore Kristian Gkolomeev and a bronze by the 400 medley relay squad.

“We had some exceptional swims today,” UA head coach Dennis Pursley said. “Connor Oslin continues to break school records and Kristian bounced back like a champion after a good race but a tough loss in the 50 to swim the fastest split of the meet to anchor our medley relay. We’re fifth coming out today and that’s about where we hoped we be at this point, so we’re in a good position after a good start.”

Gkolomeev just missed defending his NCAA 50 freestyle champi-onship from a year ago, grabbing second placed with a time of 18.74. Edged by Florida’s Caleb Dressel by .07, Thursday night’s swim marks just the second time Gkolomeev hasn’t come out on top in the 50 since joining the Crimson Tide in January 2014.

That run includes winning the 50 freestyle title over Dressel at last month’s Southeastern Conference Championships with a career-best 18.64, the fifth fastest time in the history of the sport. Sophomores Connor Oslin and Anton McKee joined with junior Brett Walsh and Gkolomeev to take third in the 400 medley relay, posting a 3:04.46.

— From Special Reports

BaseballSpring Training

AMERICAN LEAGUE W L PctLos Angeles 13 8 .619Kansas City 14 9 .609Oakland 14 9 .609Toronto 14 9 .609Houston 10 8 .556Boston 11 9 .550Tampa Bay 11 9 .550New York 13 11 .542Seattle 10 12 .455Cleveland 10 13 .435Minnesota 9 12 .429Texas 8 11 .421Chicago 8 12 .400Baltimore 9 15 .375Detroit 9 15 .375

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L PctOakland 15 9 .625Los Angeles 13 8 .619Kansas City 14 9 .609Toronto 14 9 .609Houston 10 8 .556Boston 11 9 .550Tampa Bay 11 9 .550New York 13 11 .542Seattle 10 12 .455Texas 9 11 .450Cleveland 10 13 .435Minnesota 9 12 .429Chicago 8 12 .400Baltimore 9 15 .375Detroit 9 15 .375

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Thursday’s GamesMiami 5, St. Louis 3Detroit 6, Baltimore 4Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees 5Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 5Boston 5, Minnesota 4, 10 inningsToronto 4, Philadelphia 1Kansas City 3, Seattle (ss) 0Cincinnati 13, Cleveland 2Milwaukee 15, Seattle (ss) 1L.A. Dodgers 9, Chicago White Sox 6Arizona 3, San Diego 3, tie, 10 inningsN.Y. Mets 8, Washington 3L.A. Angels 8, Chicago Cubs 4Texas 6, Colorado 3Oakland 6, San Francisco 4

Today’s GamesN.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Florida, 12:05 p.m.Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Florida, 12:05 p.m.Boston vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Florida, 12:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Florida, 12:05 p.m.St. Louis (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Florida, 12:05 p.m.Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Florida, 12:05 p.m.Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Florida, 12:07 p.m.Texas vs. Oakland at Mesa, Arizona, 3:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Arizona, 3:05 p.m.Cleveland vs. Arizona (ss) at Scottsdale, Arizona, 3:10 p.m.Arizona (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Arizona, 3:10 p.m.Miami vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Florida, 5:05 p.m.Seattle vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Arizona, 8:05 p.m.San Francisco vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Arizona, 9:05 p.m.Milwaukee vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Arizona, 9:05 p.m.Colorado vs. San Diego at Peoria, Arizona, 9:05 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesBoston vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Florida 11:05 a.m.Houston vs. Miami at Jupiter, Florida 11:05 a.m.Toronto (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Florida 11:05 a.m.Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Florida 11:05 a.m.Philadelphia vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Florida 11:05 a.m.St. Louis vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Florida, 11:05 a.m.Atlanta vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Florida 11:07 a.m.Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Florida 11:10 a.m.Oakland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Arizona, 2:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Arizona, 2:05 p.m.Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Arizona, 2:05 p.m.San Francisco vs. Seattle at Peoria, Arizona, 2:05 p.m.Cleveland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m.San Diego vs. Texas at Surprise, Arizona, 2:05 p.m.Kansas City vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Arizona, 2:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Arizona, 2:10 p.m.

Thursday’s College ScoresEAST

Randolph-Macon 10, York (Pa.) 9SOUTH

Arkansas 10, Mississippi 3FAR WEST

San Diego 7, BYU1

Southeastern ConferenceEastern Division

Conference All Games W L Pct. W L Pct.Vanderbilt 5 1 .833 20 5 .800Missouri 5 1 .833 19 7 .731South Carolina 4 2 .667 18 7 .720Florida 3 3 .500 21 5 .808Georgia 3 3 .500 16 10 .615Kentucky 2 4 .333 16 9 .640Tennessee 1 5 .167 10 11 .476

Western Division Conference All Games W L Pct. W L Pct.Texas A&M 5 1 .833 25 1 .962LSU 4 2 .667 22 3 .880Alabama 3 3 .500 13 10 .565Mississippi 3 4 .428 13 13 .500Mississippi St. 2 4 .333 18 9 .667Arkansas 2 5 .285 13 12 .520Auburn 1 5 .167 15 10 .600

Thursday’s GamesAlabama at Florida, PPDArkansas 10, Ole Miss 3

Today’s GamesAlabama at Florida, 6 p.m. (SEC Network +)Georgia at South Carolina, 6 p.m. (SEC Network +)Ole Miss at Arkansas, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)Auburn at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)Missouri at Texas A&M, 6:35 p.m. (SEC Network +)Kentucky at LSU, 7 p.m. (SEC Network +)

Saturday’s GamesAlabama at Florida, Noon (SEC Network +)Missouri at Texas A&M, 1 p.m. (SEC Network)Auburn at Mississippi State, 2 p.m. (SEC Network +)Ole Miss at Arkansas, 2:05 p.m. (SEC Network)Georgia at South Carolina, 3 p.m. (SEC Network +)Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)Kentucky at LSU, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)

Sunday’s GamesKentucky at LSU, 11 a.m. (SEC Network +)Georgia at South Carolina, 12:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)Missouri at Texas A&M, 1:05 p.m. (SEC Network +)Auburn at Mississippi State, 1:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 2:30 p.m. (SEC Network)

BasketballNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct. GBx-Toronto 42 30 .583 —Boston 31 40 .437 10½Brooklyn 30 40 .429 11Philadelphia 18 54 .250 24New York 14 58 .194 28

Southeast Division W L Pct. GBy-Atlanta 54 17 .761 —Washington 40 32 .556 14½Miami 33 38 .465 21Charlotte 30 40 .429 23½Orlando 22 51 .301 33

Central Division W L Pct. GBx-Cleveland 47 26 .644 —x-Chicago 44 29 .603 3Milwaukee 36 36 .500 10½Indiana 31 41 .431 15½Detroit 27 44 .380 19

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct. GBx-Memphis 50 22 .694 —Houston 48 23 .676 1½San Antonio 45 26 .634 4½Dallas 45 27 .625 5New Orleans 37 34 .521 12½

Northwest Division W L Pct. GBPortland 45 25 .643 —Oklahoma City 41 31 .569 5Utah 31 40 .437 14½Denver 27 45 .375 19Minnesota 16 55 .225 29½

Pacific Division W L Pct. GBy-Golden State 58 13 .817 —L.A. Clippers 47 25 .653 11½Phoenix 38 34 .528 20½Sacramento 26 45 .366 32L.A. Lakers 19 51 .271 38½

x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched division

Thursday’s GameMilwaukee 111, Indiana 107

Today’s GamesL.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.Charlotte at Washington, 6 p.m.Detroit at Orlando, 6 p.m.Miami at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.Cleveland at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at New York, 6:30 p.m.Sacramento at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Houston, 7 p.m.Golden State at Memphis, 7 p.m.Dallas at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.Utah at Denver, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesAtlanta at Charlotte, 6 p.m.New York at Chicago,7 p.m.Golden State at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.Oklahoma City at Utah, 8 p.m.Denver at Portland, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesHouston at Washington, 11:30 a.m.LA Lakers at Brooklyn, 2:30 p.m.Minnesota at New Orleans, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m.LA Clippers at Boston, 5 p.m.Detroit at Miami, 5 p.m.Dallas at Indiana, 6 p.m.Memphis at San Antonio, 6 p.m.Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

NHLEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAMontreal 75 46 21 8 100 197 167Tampa Bay 75 46 22 7 99 244 194Detroit 73 39 22 12 90 212 201Ottawa 73 37 25 11 85 213 195Boston 74 36 25 13 85 195 193Florida 74 34 26 14 82 184 202Toronto 75 27 42 6 60 194 241Buffalo 74 20 46 8 48 141 249

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAx-NY Rangers 73 47 19 7 101 224 168N.Y. Islanders 75 44 26 5 93 228 208Pittsburgh 74 40 23 11 91 204 186Washington 74 40 24 10 90 215 182Philadelphia 75 30 29 16 76 196 216New Jersey 74 31 31 12 74 166 189Columbus 73 34 35 4 72 198 228Carolina 73 27 36 10 64 170 201

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GANashville 75 46 21 8 100 214 180St. Louis 74 46 21 7 99 226 182Chicago 73 44 23 6 94 207 167Minnesota 74 42 25 7 91 211 183Winnipeg 75 39 24 12 90 212 197Dallas 74 36 28 10 82 232 236Colorado 74 34 28 12 80 200 206

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAAnaheim 76 47 22 7 101 222 213Vancouver 74 43 27 4 90 212 199Los Angeles 74 37 23 14 88 199 184Calgary 74 40 27 7 87 217 195San Jose 74 36 30 8 80 207 210Edmonton 74 21 40 13 55 177 254Arizona 75 23 44 8 54 158 249

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s GamesAnaheim 3, Boston 2, OTArizona 4, Buffalo 3, OTLos Angeles 3, N.Y. Islanders 2Washington 3, New Jersey 2, OTCarolina 5, Pittsburgh 2Florida 4, Toronto 1N.Y. Rangers 5, Ottawa 1San Jose 6, Detroit 4Nashville 3, Tampa Bay 2Winnipeg 5, Montreal 2Colorado 4, Vancouver 1

Today’s GamesCalgary at Minnesota, 6 p.m.Columbus at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.Dallas at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesNashville at Washington, 11:30 a.m.N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 12 p.m.Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 12 p.m.San Jose at Philadelphia, 12 p.m.Arizona at Pittsburgh, 12 p.m.Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.Ottawa at Toronto, 6 p.m.Florida at Montreal, 6 p.m.New Jersey at Carolina, 6 p.m.Columbus at St. Louis, 7 p.m.Los Angeles at Minnesota, 7 p.m.Buffalo at Colorado, 8 p.m.Dallas at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesWashington at NY Rangers, 2 p.m.Detroit at NY Islanders, 4 p.m.Carolina and Ottawa, 4 p.m.Boston at Carolina, 4 p.m.Calgary at Nashville, 4 p.m.Anaheim at New Jersey, 6 p.m.Chicago at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

SoccerMLS

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GANew York City FC 1 0 2 5 3 1New York 1 0 1 4 3 1Orlando City 1 1 1 4 2 2Columbus 1 1 0 3 2 1Toronto FC 1 1 0 3 3 3D.C. United 1 1 0 3 1 2Philadelphia 0 1 2 2 3 5Montreal 0 1 1 1 0 1New England 0 2 1 1 0 5Chicago 0 3 0 0 1 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GAFC Dallas 3 0 0 9 6 1San Jose 2 1 0 6 5 4Vancouver 2 1 0 6 3 3Los Angeles 1 0 2 5 5 3Houston 1 1 1 4 2 2Seattle 1 1 0 3 5 3Portland 0 0 3 3 2 2Real Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 3 3Colorado 0 0 2 2 0 0Sporting KC 0 1 2 2 2 4

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Saturday’s GamesSan Jose at New England, 2 p.m.Orlando City at Montreal, 3 p.m.Sporting Kansas City at New York City FC, 6 p.m.Los Angeles at D.C. United, 6 p.m.New York at Columbus, 6:30 p.m.Portland at Vancouver, 7 p.m.Seattle at FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m.Colorado at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesPhiladelphia at Chicago, 4 p.m.Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.

SoftballSEC

Conference All Games W L Pct. W L Pct.Auburn 6 0 1.000 33 3 .917LSU 5 1 .833 31 1 .969Georgia 6 3 .667 29 5 .853Texas A&M 6 3 .667 24 7 . 7 7 4 Alabama 6 3 .667 23 7 .767Missouri 4 2 .667 21 5 .808Florida 3 3 .500 30 3 .909Tennessee 3 3 .500 23 7 .767Mississippi St. 4 5 .444 24 8 .750South Carolina 2 7 .222 23 12 .657Mississippi 2 7 .222 18 13 .581Kentucky 1 5 .167 21 8 .724Arkansas 0 6 .000 14 17 .452

Thursday’s GamesSouth Carolina 8, North Florida 0South Carolina 5, North Florida 2

Today’s GamesLSU at Kentucky, 5 p.m. (SEC Network +)Florida at Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)Ole Miss at Arkansas, 6 p.m. (SEC Network +)Auburn at Missouri, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)Texas A&M at Alabama, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)

Saturday’s GamesLSU at Kentucky, 11 a.m. (SEC Network)Florida at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. (SEC Network +)Ole Miss at Arkansas, 1 p.m. Texas A&M at Alabama, 2 p.m. (SEC Network +)Georgia at Tennessee, 2 p.m. (SEC Network +)Auburn at Missouri, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)

Sunday’s GamesFlorida at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (SEC Network +)LSU at Kentucky, Noon (SEC Network +)Auburn at Missouri, Noon (SEC Network)Ole Miss at Arkansas, 1 p.m. (SEC Network +)Texas A&M at Alabama, 1:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)Georgia at Tennessee, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)

TennisMiami Open

ThursdayAt The Tennis Center at Crandon Park

Key Biscayne, FloridaPurse: Men, $6.27 million (Masters 1000);

Women, $5.38 million (Premier)Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SinglesMen

First RoundAlejandro Falla, Colombia, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4.Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Steve Johnson, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 0-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 6-3, 6-4.Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-2, 6-2.Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3).Alexander Zverev, Germany, def. Sam Groth, Australia, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4.Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-4, 6-2.Vasek Pospisil, Canada, def. Juan Martin Del Porto, Argentina, 6-4, 7-6 (7).Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 6-4, 6-1.Steve Darcis, Belgium. def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5.Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 7-6 (3), 6-3.Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-5.Andrey Rublev, Russia, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.

WomenFirst Round

Agnieszka Radwanska (7), Poland, def. Anna Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 6-4, 7-5.Carla Suarez Navarro (12), Spain, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-1.Irina-Camelia Begu (31), Romania, def. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.Paula Badosa Gibert, Spain, def. Zheng Saisai, China, 6-1, 7-5.Andrea Petkovic (9), Germany, def. Christina McHale, United States, 6-2, 6-2.Karolina Pliskova (14), Czech Republic, def. Annika Beck, Germany, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (19), Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-2.Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Varvara Lepchenko (28), United States, 6-2, 6-4.Alize Cornet (22), France, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-4, 6-1.Elina Svitolina (26), Ukraine, def. Bojana Jovanovski, Servia, 6-3, 7-6 (3).Ekaterina Makarova (8), Russia, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-1, 6-3.Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, def. Madison Brengle, United States, 6-0, 6-1.Venus Williams (16), United States, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 6-3, 6-2.Samantha Stosur (23), Australia, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0.Kurumi Nara, Japan, def. Carolina Garcia (25), France, 6-3, 7-6 (9).Daria Gavrilova, Russia, def. Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

DoublesMen

First RoundNicolas Almagro and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Adrian Mannarino and Gilles Simon, France, 6-3, 6-2.Kevin Anderson, South Africa, and Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (6), Serbia, 6-3, 6-3.Marin Draganja, Croatia, and Henri Kontinen, Finland, def. Gael Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 4-6, 6-3, 10-5.John Isner and Sam Querrey, United States, def. Rohan Bopanna, India, and Daniel Nestor (8), Canada, 6-3, 7-6 (4).Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers, Australia, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, and Dominic Thiem, Austria, 6-3, 6-2.Andre Begemann, Germany, and Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and David Marrero, Spain, 1-6, 6-4, 10-7.

DoublesWomen

First RoundAlla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Klara Koukalova and Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-0.Julia Goerges and Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, def. Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 10-8.Anastasia Rodionova and Arina Rodionova, Australia, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Darija Jurak, Croatia, 6-3, 7-6 (5).Vera Dushevina, Russia, and Maria Josa Martinez Sanchez, Spain, def. Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears (3), United States, 2-6, 6-3, 10-2.

TransactionsThursday’s Moves

BASEBALLAmerican League

BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned OF Bryce Brentz, 3B-OF Garin Cecchini and RHPs Heath Hembree and Zeke Spruill to Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned LHP Henry Owens to their minor league camp. Released RHP Mitchell Boggs.CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned RHP C.C. Lee to Columbus (IL). Reassigned INF Audy Ciriaco, OF Destin Hood, INF Francisco Lindor, RHP Dustin Molleken, C Adam Moore, RHP Bryan Price and LHP Michael Roth to their minor league camp.DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHP Buck Farmer to Toledo (IL). Assigned RHP Rafael Dolis to their minor league camp.HOUSTON ASTROS — Traded INF Dan Johnson to Cincinnati for a player to be named.NEW YORK YANKEES — Released RHP Jared Burton from his minor league contract.TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned RHP Steve Delabar to Buffalo (IL).

National LeagueATLANTA BRAVES — Announced the retirement of C John Buck.CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned RHP Blake Parker and LHP Joseph Ortiz to Iowa (PCL). Assigned RHPs Daniel Bard, Anthony Carter, Jorge De Leon and Gonzalez Germen; LHPs Francisley Bueno; INF Chris Valaika; OFs Albert Almora, Mike Baxter and Adron Chambers; and C Kyle Schwarber to their minor league camp.CINCINNATI REDS — Traded INF Devin Lohman to Philadelphia for a player to be named or cash.MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned OF Shane Peterson and INF Luis Sardinas to Colorado Springs (PCL).SAN DIEGO PADRES — Claimed RHP Jandel Gustave off waivers from Kansas City. Placed C Tim Federowicz on the 60-day DL.

American AssociationLAREDO LEMURS — Signed C Rey Otero, RHP Andrew Aizenstadt and OF Aaron Haag,ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed RHP Robert Coe.

Atlantic LeagueSUGAR LAND SKEETERS — Signed RHPs Shane Loux, Sean Gallagher and Andrew Carpenter, INF Patrick Palmeiro, INF-OF Kevin Russo and OF Dustin Martin.

Can-Am LeagueQUEBEC CAPITALES — Traded RHP Joe Riley to Ottawa to complete an earlier trade.ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Traded OF Carlos Guzman to Camden for a player to be named.TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed INF Jose Cuevas, RHP Matt Rusch, INF Eric Grabe and LHP Philippe Valiquette.

Frontier LeagueRIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed RHP Josh Frye.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

UTAH JAZZ — Assigned F Grant Jerrett to Idaho (NBADL). Signed F Jack Cooley to a multiyear contract.Women’s National Basketball Association

NEW YORK LIBERTY — Named Herb Williams and Katie Smith assistant coaches, and Teresa Weatherspoon director of player development.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed DT Nick Hayden.MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed DL Derrick Shelby.MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed OT Babatunde Aiyegbusi. Waived LB Justin Anderson and G Jordan McCray.PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed WR Darrius Heyward-Bey to a one-year contract.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived OL Jonathan Martin.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

NHL — Suspended Columbus F Jared Boll three games for an illegal check to the head of Anaheim F Patrick Maroon during a March 24 game.CALGARY FLAMES — Signed F Austin Carroll to a three-year entry-level contract.CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with F Kyle Baun and D Michael Paliotta on two-year contracts.EDMONTON OILERS — Recalled D Brandon Davidson from Oklahoma City (AHL).SAN JOSE SHARKS — Signed G Joel Rumpel to a one-year contract and D Joakim Ryan to a two-year contract and assigned them to Worcester (AHL).WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with F Andrew Copp on a three-year entry level contract.

SOCCERMajor League Soccer

MLS — Suspended Vancouver D Diego Rodriguez for two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for violent conduct toward Orlando City D Aurelien Collin during a March 21 game.PORTLAND TIMBERS — Announced the addition F Ishmael Yartey on loan from FC Sochaux-Montbeliard (French Ligue 1).

United Soccer LeaguePORTLAND TIMBERS2 — Signed Fs Fatawu Safiu and Rundell Winchester; MFs Seth Casiple, Blair Gavin and Tim Payne; D Matt Rose; and Gs Justin Luthy and Daniel Withrow.

U.S. SoccerUSSF — Named Berti Vogts as technical adviser to the U.S. Men’s National Team.

COLLEGECHARLOTTE — Named Mark Price men’s basketball coach.CUMBERLAND — Named James Hicks wrestling coach.DAYTON — Signed men’s basketball coach Archie Miller to a contract extension through 2022.HARVARD — Named Logan Johnson defensive line coach.IONA — Signed men’s basketball coach Tim Cluess to a contract extension through the 2019-20 season.SUSQUEHANNA — Promoted Alan Zemaitis to cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator and George Pachucy to quarterbacks coach. Named Matt Scott defensive coordinator, Israel Abraham running backs coach, Tripp Merritt safeties coach, Paul Sakowski defensive line coach, Brandon Walsh tight ends coach and assistant offensive line coach.VIRGINIA TECH — Announced men’s junior basketball G Adam Smith will transfer.WENTWORTH — Announced the resignation of director of athletics Angel Ayres.

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GolfTexas Open Scores

ThursdayAt TPC San Antonio, Oaks Course

San AntonioPurse: $6.2 million

Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 (36-36)(a-amateur)First Round

Charley Hoffman 33-34—67Aaron Baddeley 34-34—68Max Homa 36-33—69Phil Mickelson 35-35—70Ryan Palmer 36-34—70Cameron Beckman 36-35—71Daniel Summerhays 35-36—71Jordan Spieth 38-33—71Jimmy Walker 36-35—71Chris Kirk 36-35—71Zach Johnson 35-36—71Chesson Hadley 35-36—71Cameron Percy 38-34—72Matt Kuchar 36-36—72S.J. Park 37-35—72Kevin Na 38-34—72Billy Horschel 35-37—72John Merrick 38-34—72Scott Piercy 36-36—72Jason Kokrak 35-37—72William McGirt 38-34—72Fabian Gomez 36-36—72Brian Davis 34-39—73Jerry Kelly 38-35—73Kevin Chappell 38-35—73Brendon Todd 36-37—73Michael Thompson 37-36—73Bryce Molder 38-35—73John Huh 37-36—73Scott Pinckney 35-38—73Thomas Birdsey 35-38—73Retief Goosen 36-38—74John Peterson 35-39—74Marc Warren 38-36—74David Lingmerth 36-38—74Chez Reavie 35-39—74Troy Merritt 38-36—74Brendan Steele 37-37—74Seung-Yul Noh 41-33—74Billy Hurley III 39-35—74Shane Lowry 39-35—74Brian Stuard 36-38—74George McNeill 39-35—74Eric Axley 40-34—74Robert Garrigus 38-37—75Harris English 38-37—75Branden Grace 38-37—75Jim Herman 38-37—75Jeff Overton 39-36—75Gary Woodland 38-37—75K.J. Choi 36-39—75John Senden 38-37—75Scott Brown 37-38—75Andres Romero 40-35—75Cameron Tringale 38-37—75Lance Lopez 40-35—75Kevin Kisner 39-37—76Martin Laird 40-36—76Jim Furyk 39-37—76Luke Guthrie 38-38—76Brice Garnett 37-39—76Zac Blair 36-40—76Jhonattan Vegas 38-38—76Davis Love III 36-40—76Michael Putnam 38-38—76Blake Adams 38-38—76Andrew Putnam 42-34—76Alex Prugh 36-40—76Will MacKenzie 40-37—77Justin Leonard 37-40—77Matt Jones 40-37—77Chad Collins 38-39—77Dudley Hart 40-37—77Sean O’Hair 40-37—77Bo Van Pelt 39-38—77Freddie Jacobson 37-40—77Kyle Reifers 39-38—77Jon Curran 39-38—77Russell Knox 39-39—78Pat Perez 37-41—78Robert Allenby 41-37—78Steve Wheatcroft 42-36—78Dustin Johnson 40-38—78Matt Every 41-37—78Chad Campbell 41-37—78Chris Stroud 41-37—78J.J. Henry 39-39—78Carl Pettersson 40-38—78Daniel Berger 40-38—78Brandon Hagy 40-38—78Mark Hubbard 41-37—78Derek Fathauer 41-37—78Jim Renner 40-38—78Scott Langley 39-39—78Andrew Svoboda 39-40—79Hudson Swafford 40-39—79Ricky Barnes 38-41—79Tim Wilkinson 42-37—79Justin Hicks 41-38—79Carlos Ortiz 42-37—79Jason Dufner 39-40—79Derek Ernst 38-41—79Charles Howell III 41-38—79Jarrod Lyle 35-44—79Shawn Stefani 42-37—79Ken Duke 40-39—79Boo Weekley 39-40—79Brian Harman 41-38—79Tony Finau 38-41—79Blayne Barber 39-40—79Nicholas Thompson 40-40—80Mark Wilson 41-39—80Steven Bowditch 42-38—80

LPGA Kia Classic ScoresThursday

At Aviara Golf Club CourseCarlsbad, Calif.

Purse: $1.7 millionYardage: 6,593; Par: 72 (36-36)

(a-amateur)First Round

CMirim Lee 33-32—65Yani Tseng 33-33—66Cristie Kerr 33-34—67Lydia Ko 33-34—67Xiyu Lin 32-35—67Karrie Webb 33-34—67In Gee Chun 34-34—68Laura Diaz 34-34—68Austin Ernst 34-34—68Karine Icher 33-35—68Hyo Joo Kim 34-34—68Brittany Lang 31-37—68Stacy Lewis 32-36—68Inbee Park 34-34—68Jackie Stoelting 33-35—68Lexi Thompson 32-36—68Paula Creamer 34-35—69Moriya Jutanugarn 34-35—69Alison Lee 35-34—69Se Ri Pak 35-34—69Brooke Pancake 35-34—69Jane Rah 34-35—69Beatriz Recari 34-35—69Jennifer Rosales 34-35—69Alena Sharp 33-36—69Thidapa Suwannapura 33-36—69Michelle Wie 31-38—69Sakura Yokomine 33-36—69Karlin Beck 36-34—70Laetitia Beck 34-36—70Nicole Castrale 35-35—70Chella Choi 35-35—70Carlota Ciganda 33-37—70Shanshan Feng 34-36—70Maria Hernandez 33-37—70Ha Na Jang 34-36—70Ariya Jutanugarn 37-33—70Haeji Kang 36-34—70Mo Martin 34-36—70Ai Miyazato 38-32—70Mika Miyazato 35-35—70

Sadena A Parks 35-35—70Morgan Pressel 36-34—70So Yeon Ryu 34-36—70Jennifer Song 35-35—70Angela Stanford 36-34—70Alison Walshe 35-35—70Amy Yang 35-35—70Amy Anderson 36-35—71Katie Burnett 36-35—71Kendall Dye 37-34—71Julieta Granada 35-36—71Natalie Gulbis 39-32—71Wei Ling Hsu 34-37—71Eun-Hee Ji 36-35—71Danielle Kang 35-36—71Sarah Kemp 37-34—71Christina Kim 36-35—71Sei Young Kim 34-37—71Therese Koelbaek 35-36—71Candie Kung 36-35—71Ilhee Lee 35-36—71Mi Hyang Lee 36-35—71Min Lee 35-36—71Amelia Lewis 35-36—71Brittany Lincicome 35-36—71Caroline Masson 36-35—71Belen Mozo 35-36—71Lee-Anne Pace 35-36—71Suzann Pettersen 36-35—71Pornanong Phatlum 35-36—71Garrett Phillips 34-37—71Paula Reto 34-37—71Kris Tamulis 35-36—71Ayako Uehara 34-37—71Mariajo Uribe 35-36—71Cheyenne Woods 33-38—71Laura Davies 35-37—72Victoria Elizabeth 36-36—72Sandra Gal 36-36—72Caroline Hedwall 33-39—72Mi Jung Hur 37-35—72Jennifer Johnson 35-37—72Seon Hwa Lee 35-37—72Catriona Matthew 35-37—72Haru Nomura 35-37—72Anna Nordqvist 36-36—72Hee Young Park 36-36—72Gerina Piller 34-38—72Karin Sjodin 36-36—72Kelly Tan 36-36—72Q Baek 37-36—73Mallory Blackwelder 37-36—73Christel Boeljon 36-37—73Yueer Cindy Feng 36-37—73I.K. Kim 36-37—73Joanna Klatten 37-36—73Minjee Lee 35-38—73Pernilla Lindberg 34-39—73Kristy McPherson 35-38—73Ji Young Oh 35-38—73Ryann O’Toole 36-37—73Ju Young Park 35-38—73Demi Runas 35-38—73Giulia Sergas 35-38—73Sarah Jane Smith 34-39—73Jaclyn Sweeney 36-37—73Sun Young Yoo 35-38—73Danah Bordner 36-38—74Dori Carter 36-38—74Perrine Delacour 36-38—74Jodi Ewart Shadoff 38-36—74Lisa Ferrero 38-36—74Mina Harigae 37-37—74Kim Kaufman 36-38—74Katherine Kirk 35-39—74Jessica Korda 36-38—74Min Seo Kwak 37-37—74Sydnee Michaels 36-38—74Becky Morgan 38-36—74a-Marijosse Navarro 34-40—74Jenny Shin 35-39—74Na Yeon Choi 38-37—75Jaye Marie Green 39-36—75Juli Inkster 37-38—75SooBin Kim 40-35—75P.K. Kongkraphan 36-39—75Sophia Popov 36-39—75Dewi Claire Schreefel 37-38—75Kelly W Shon 37-38—75Marissa L Steen 35-40—75Marina Alex 38-38—76Nannette Hill 38-38—76Meena Lee 38-38—76Simin Feng 37-40—77Tiffany Joh 37-40—77

Webcom ScoresThursday

At Le Triomphe Golf and Country ClubBroussard, La.

Purse: $550,000Yardage: 7,006; Par 71

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earn just five hits in 37 at-bats.

So what’s been the difference? A little bit of luck, according to Hum-phreys.

“I don’t think I’m see-ing the ball any differ-ently,” said Humphreys. “The ball is just falling better than it was earlier in the year. I didn’t feel like I was hitting terri-bly at the beginning of the year, I just wasn’t finding holes. Guys on the team were real en-couraging. We can all hit. A lot of guys have struggled but you just keep going. Know that it’s going to come and be patient. Just keep pushing.”

MSU coach John Co-hen, who has watched his team drop 10 of its last 15 games after a 13-0 start, agreed with Humphreys’ assess-ment.

“Reid’s been great,” said Cohen. “The thing is, if you looked at a box score some days, you’d look at it and say ‘Well Humphreys only had one hit.’ Yes, but what you don’t see is that he almost knocked the second baseman down twice, he hit a long fly ball to the wall and he hit a bullet right at somebody. An inch here or an inch there, and suddenly he’s 3-for-5 ev-ery night.”

For the season, Hum-phreys is hitting .279, up from .241 during an injury-riddled fresh-man campaign. He has also been on of MSU’s biggest extra-base hit threats, as his nine ex-tra-base hits ranks sec-ond on the team while his total of four home runs paces MSU. He’s also second on the team with 15 RBIs.

In SEC play, he’s been particularly dangerous. In six league games, Humphreys is hitting a robust .409 with two home runs, two doubles and a team-leading total of five RBIs.

Luck changesAsked to explain his

recent hot streak, Hum-phreys credited the MSU coaching staff.

“Just the coaches working with me,” said Humphreys. “I’ve been trying to stay under con-trol and keep swinging the bat. A lot of times I find myself taking pitch-es that I should swing at so the key is to be aggressive, just not too aggressive.”

Humphreys’ emer-gence in the last two weekends has given MSU another legitimate threat in the middle of its lineup. Senior Wes Rea, MSU’s 6-foot-5, 260-pound first base-

man, has also been good this year, with two home runs and 17 RBIs com-plementing his .279 av-erage. Add in the return of Freshman All-SEC catcher Gavin Collins, who has played in just nine of MSU’s 28 games due to an offseason wrist injury, and suddenly the middle of the Bulldogs’ order is showing signs of becoming as fear-some as fans hoped it would be.

“Those guys are great hitters,” said Humphreys of Rea and Collins. “If we can all get going at the same time, it would really be a fun lineup.”

For his part, Hum-phreys has split time in left field and at designat-ed hitter.

For a player who nev-er ventured into the out-field during four years at Northwest Rankin, the learning curve that comes with roaming Dudy Noble’s Field’s expansive outfield has been steep. It also has not been a problem.

“I’ve felt very com-fortable,” said Hum-phreys. “You just have to accept your role. Some games I will be in left, some games I will DH. This is a good team and we have some great outfielders who need to get in the lineup. So whenever that happens,

I go to designated hitter and I try to perform that job the best I can.”

Teammates approveSo far, so good for

Humphreys, according to his teammates.

“He’s a great player,” said MSU senior short-stop Seth Heck of Hum-phreys earlier in the season. “There wasn’t any doubt that he would go out to the outfield and pick it up.

Just like there’s not any doubt that he’s a great hitter. He’s a guy that you want to see in the lineup every single game.”

For Cohen, the path that Humphreys is on currently is exactly where he needs to be.

“I think he’s really been swinging it well,” said Cohen. “Really proud of the progress he’s made and I think he’s going to continue developing into an elite hitter.”

And about that park-ing space?

“I love it,” said Hum-phreys. “I want to keep it all year but I know some guys who are gun-ning for it.”

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been right there. We are hitting balls hard, making pitches, putting ourselves in spots to succeed, but the ball is not bouncing our way yet. Soon, I think it’s going to happen and you’re going to see big things from this team.”

After losing to Arkansas on March 31 to fall to 3-6 in SEC play, the 2013 Bull-dogs went 28-12 the rest of the season, which led to a loss to UCLA in the nation-al championship series.

n Fitts back?: MSU closer Trevor Fitts, who is 1-2 with two blown saves, didn’t make the trip to Ken-tucky last weekend. He hasn’t pitched since giving up two runs in a 10-5 loss to Alabama two weeks ago. According to Cohen, though, a return to the mound this weekend could be possible for Fitts.

“Hopefully we’ll get him back,” Cohen said. “He’s a guy who has done some things in the past. Hope-fully he’ll get out there this weekend and be effective.”

Fitts has a 1.50 ERA this season and has four of MSU’s six saves.

n “They’re all important”: There’s no de-nying MSU needs a series win. Two weeks ago against Alabama in the first SEC series for both teams, the Bulldogs led after seven innings in all three games, but the bullpen surren-dered the lead that led to two losses.

At Kentucky, the Bull-dogs’ starters joined the act, giving up 20 runs in the first two games, both loss-es. At 2-4 in league play, MSU needs a turnaround this weekend against Au-burn (15-10, 1-5) at home.

“I don’t know if you can say it’s more important because they’re all import-ant,” Cohen said. “We just have to keep competing at a high level and things will start to happen.”

Auburn’s early season SEC slate, called by Co-hen “probably the tough-est in the league,” has left the Tigers with one win in two weekends. Auburn was swept by Texas A&M, a team that is off to a 24-1 start, and then lost two of three to reigning national champion Vanderbilt.

“They are a solid club,” Cohen said of Auburn. “Their pitching numbers are good, they can hit it. They will be ready to com-pete.”

n Starting rotation stays the same: For the third SEC weekend in a row, Cohen will trot out

the same three starting pitchers. Preston Brown, MSU’s ace all season, will start tonight, while Austin Sexton will pitch Saturday and Vance Tatum will start Sunday.

Brown, who allowed six runs in 1 2/3 innings at Kentucky, is 3-2 with a 3.77 ERA.

Sexton, a sophomore from Huntsville, Alabama, is 3-1 with a 2.09 ERA.

He is two weeks re-moved from allowing one earned run in a com-plete-game win against Al-abama.

Tatum earned his first career complete game vic-tory Sunday at Kentucky. Tatum, also a sophomore, is 3-0 with a 3.26 ERA.

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Hoffman takes first-day lead at windy Texas OpenThe Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO —Charley Hoffman took advantage of calmer af-ternoon conditions to take the first-round lead in the wind-swept Texas Open, shooting a 5-under 67 on Thursday.

After wind gusts threatening 40 mph pum-meled the morning start-ers, Hoffman faced steady 15 mph wind in the after-noon at TPC San Antonio.

He had the lone bo-gey-free round, birdieing Nos. 2, 3, 9, 11 and 17.

The winner last year in Mexico at the start of the wraparound season, Hoff-man has eight top-10 fin-ishes in nine appearances in San Antonio.

He was second in 2011 and third in 2013.

Aaron Baddeley was second after a 68.

The Australian had a remarkable birdie on the par-4 17th when he snap-hooked his drive deep into

thick woods, went back to the tee and holed out from 336 yards.

Max Homa had a 69, and Phil Mickelson and Ryan Palmer shot 70.

Mickelson, winless since the 2013 British Open, lost the clubhead off his 8-iron when it came flying off while he hit from a fairway bunker on the 12th hole.

n Lee leads Kia Clas-sic: Mirim Lee birdied all four par-5 holes and fin-ished with a bogey-free 7-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the Kia Classic.

Lee took the outright lead with an 8-foot putt on the par-5 fifth — her 14th hole in her afternoon round at Aviara — and hit a wedge to 3 feet to set up her final birdie on the par-5 eighth.

The 24-year-old South Korean player won two LPGA Tour events last year, winning in Michigan and China.

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the third and six runs in the fourth. The Yellow Jackets combined to score those 10 runs on five hits.

“We both have region games (Starkville versus Madison Central and West Point versus Saltillo) Friday night, so this was simply two teams playing without their 1-2-3 pitchers throw-ing,” Garner said. “When you have a game like that, you just want to see quality at-bats. You want to move runners, score runs and have good at-bats.

“We feel like we can be a dangerous club offensively but playing one game per week has really been hurt-

ing us. Now we have dry weather expected and we have four games this week-end. A big region series (against Columbus) follows next week, so really we just need to get into a rhythm. If we can develop a rhythm, we have a chance to have some success.”

While the offense was strong, the relief pitching of senior Jared Ousley was also big. Ousley entered with no outs in the fourth and allowed three hits in the final four frames to pick up the win.

West Point built its 2-0 lead on two hits in the first. After the Brown home run

tied the game, the Green Wave broke on top 3-2 on an RBI double by Jason Barnette.

The lead would be short-lived, as a double by Brown and single by Barnes kick-started a four-run third. An RBI single by Ra-shon Tate gave the Yellow Jackets the lead for good. An infield error allowed two more runs to score.

An inning later, a single by Barnes and two-run sin-gle by Colby Rivers were the big blows as Starkville built a 12-4 lead.

“We had some guys real-ly stinging the ball tonight,” Barnes said. “A.J. and I

know our role, and we know have to help get things started. Tonight other guys followed the lead and we had some good hits up and down the lineup. We need that to continue. Some-times, you may not have the best pitching or defense, so it’s important that we keep this up on offense.”

Garner knows the key for that continued success.

“We just have to be patient and start playing consistently,” Garner said. “Hopefully, this is a sign of what is to come.”

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comes to Starkville for a rare midweek non-confer-ence game April 8) is No. 2.

“We have a good slate ahead of us to keep that RPI as long as we do what we are supposed to do and take care of business,” said Stuedeman, who is trying to guide the Bulldogs to a fourth-straight regional berth. “Our RPI should ei-ther maintain or grow. We have gotten in (a regional) as low as 36 before, so I was really pleased with that ini-tial number. Our plan is to maintain and climb.”

MSU is 4-4 against ranked opponents this sea-son. In its first two confer-ence series at home, MSU took one of three from a

top-10 Georgia squad and two of three from a top-25 Texas A&M squad. The other SEC home series is a Super Bulldog Weekend matchup against No. 15 Tennessee.

“We aren’t going to back down from anybody,” MSU senior infielder Erika Gaul said. “Even though we didn’t play well last weekend, we are excited about playing at home and playing Florida. Since I am from there (Clermont), this weekend is special for me. I am really good friends with their center fielder (Kristi Merritt). I am really proud of how she has grown and developed.

“It will be fun having

her here. This is a big chal-lenge, but the team is really excited about playing.”

MSU defeated South-ern Miss 10-0 and 12-6 Wednesday night. In the opening game, sophomore Alexis Silkwood threw the team’s first no-hitter since 2013. Despite a rough weekend in Oxford, Silk-wood enters today’s play tied for the league lead with 17 victories and second in the league with 140 strike-outs.

Eight of MSU nine start-ers are hitting .311 or bet-ter. The Bulldogs and Reb-els combined for 51 runs last weekend in Oxford.

“It’s a different game than it was five years ago,”

Stuedeman said. “It used to be these games would be 2-0 and 3-1 and the one team that made the big mistake would lose. Now the game has more offense. More players are getting hits. More players are scor-ing runs. That’s good for the game.

“It means you have a chance. We talk all the time about each weekend in the SEC being like a super re-gional. This weekend is no different. Anything can happen in a super regional and we know that.”

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DEAR ABBY: I have been estranged

from my sister for four years. She lives across the country, so it hasn’t been difficult to hold a grudge. Either because I’m turning 50 this year, or maybe it’s old-fashioned guilt, I have been feeling the right thing to do is to make amends.

My question is — how? Should I write a letter, send an email or call her? To be honest, if she made those efforts to me, I would rebuff them. The two of us are sim-ilar, so what would be a good way to bridge the conflict? — HARD-HEADED HAWAIIAN

DEAR H.H.H.: If you call your sister, her knee-jerk reac-tion might be to hang up. If you email her, it’s too easy to hit “delete.”

Write her a letter. Tell her

you love her, miss her and are sorry for the estrangement. If there is some-thing you need to apologize for, do it in the letter. Wait a week, then give her a call.

If she is as similar to you as you think, she may be as glad to hear your voice as you will be to hear hers. And if she’s not,

your conscience will be clear because you tried.

DEAR ABBY: For the past few years, my mother, with whom I spend my birthday every year, has gotten into the habit of buying my birthday presents the day of. She waits until my birthday day, then buys them in a rush all at one store or suggests we go shop-ping together. She’s not stingy on price. In fact, she tends to spend more than I think she

should.What bothers me is she

makes no effort to prepare a gift in advance and just asks me then and there what I want. She also often buys me a num-ber of things I didn’t ask for.

The last thing I want to do on my birthday is go shopping. It has made me increasingly less excited about my birthday each year. How do I explain to her without sounding ungrate-ful that I’d rather receive one thoughtful present than a lot of expensive ones? — DOWN ON BIRTHDAYS IN HOUSTON

DEAR DOWN ON BIRTH-DAYS: Excuse me, but you DO sound ungrateful. Your mother may not be as emotionally in-vested in birthday celebrations as you are. Or, she may do this because she wants to ensure that you have gifts for your birthday you can actually use.

Rather than criticize her generosity, why not mention in the weeks before your birthday what you might like to have? If you do, it might save her some money and you some frustration.

Comics & PuzzlesDear Abby

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 27). You’re strong, but next month, when the stars send you someone to help you carry your load, don’t turn down the assist. Give up some baggage, and you’ll be in a position for a May adventure. Family business is favored in June. July brings competition, romance and an investment in your education. Virgo and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 11, 7, 45 and 39.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Stop worrying about whether you’re original enough. You can’t help but be original -- there is no other you. Deliver and let the others do the analyzing. They will anyway!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Ultimately, planning will save you time. Work on your blueprint before you start to build. When you take the time to map out your main objec-

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Someone is working hard to make you proud. Maybe your opinion shouldn’t matter so much to this person, but it does. Your sensitivity in this matter will contribute to har-mony in your environment.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Acknowledge human fallibility and accept your own. No one is expecting you to be anything other than who you are. If you don’t allow yourself to make mistakes, you’re not allowing yourself to grow.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Friends get the benefit of your generosity. While they may not be able to repay you monetari-ly, their appreciation will make you rich in ways you were not expecting.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Feel that financial squeeze? You might say it’s an invitation to do what it takes to become more solvent. Review expendi-

tures. A few adjustments, and you’ll be better off than before.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your environment and your emotions are linked together. You’ll be at your best in a cheerful place filled with natu-ral light and happy music. Take yourself there!

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your nutritional needs change from day to day, year to year. Check in with yourself to be sure you’re changing with them. Also be honest with yourself. Are you using food for sustenance or for another purpose?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). This game you’re playing has many rounds, and the scoring is overly complicat-ed. Instead of waiting for the judgment, rate yourself as you go. Your self-assessment is what will matter most anyhow.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re too talented to waste time in groups that oper-ate way below your skill level. You are not running a charity, after all. It will take extra effort to find a worthy group, but it’s an effort you should make.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You have something im-portant to say. You may even be bold enough to mention what others wouldn’t dare voice. Yours isn’t the only perspective, but it is honest and thought-provoking.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Too much introspection will get tedious. Throw the attention off of yourself and onto a project. You’ll still learn about yourself, but you’ll have more fun doing it.

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Red Sox, Nationals on clock as start of season nearsBy The Associated Press

Even before Max Scherzer, Bryce Harp-er and the rest of the ramped-up Washington Nationals hit the field for their first full-squad work-out at spring training, they got the message.

There it was, printed across the top of a prac-tice schedule posted in the clubhouse at Space Coast Stadium. Simple and direct, from manager Matt Williams.

“The road to the World Series begins today.”

A challenge? A predic-tion? A statement?

Or, perhaps, a rally

cry from Wrigley Field to Fenway Park. Because as Major League Baseball launches speed-up rules this year to cut the length of games, a lot of teams are on the clock.

Throw in the return of Alex Rodriguez from a drug suspension, the possible reinstatement of Pete Rose — imagine the roar he’d get at the All-Star Game in Cincinnati — and fresh ideas pitched by new Commissioner Rob Manfred, and it’s a full plate going into open-ing day.

“There are so many plotlines unfolding, espe-cially at the start of the

year. It’s like a very meaty novel — people want to see how it’s going to turn out,” Toronto Blue Jays sage R.A. Dickey said.

Chicago Cubs new-comer Jon Lester will throw the first pitch of the season, a Sunday night special on April 5 against St. Louis. Hope springs eternal all over, and now there’s a special kind of Chicago Hope. Credit that to a key free agent — wily, ol’ manager Joe Maddon.

The Cubs haven’t won the crown since 1908, be-fore Wrigley was built. As the fabled ballpark gets a renovation that includes a giant, bright video board,

fans are thrilled their franchise is being refur-bished, too.

“I always feel good vibes in baseball,” Mad-don said.

The feeling is mutual across the big leagues. From Cuba to Canada, from the Bay Area to the snow-besieged North-east, great expectations abound. Pablo Sandoval, Hanley Ramirez and the remade Boston Red Sox; Nelson Cruz with the run-starved Seattle Mariners; Jimmy Rollins and the just-keep-missing Los An-geles Dodgers.

Hey, if Kansas City can come so close in the

World Series — should Alex Gordon have tried to score in Game 7? — and Pittsburgh can blossom into a perennial playoff contender, then any club truly can reverse its for-tunes.

“You look at what the Royals and Pirates have done,” Yankees veteran Carlos Beltran said. “The success they’ve had, oth-er teams want to emulate that. They inspired a lot of people to think, ‘This could be us.’ The Cubs, the Mets, the White Sox, more. Everybody has a chance.”

So start with this: With Derek Jeter gone, who

will reign as the face of the majors? Could be An-drew McCutchen, despite trimming his trademark dreadlocks. Or $325 mil-lion man Giancarlo Stan-ton or unanimous MVP Mike Trout or King Felix or ace Clayton Kershaw, provided he can overcome his October struggles.

Maybe the main man on Madison Avenue will be the MadBum himself, Madison Bumgarner. That is, if his long left arm holds up after he threw 270 innings while becoming the World Se-ries MVP and leading San Francisco to its third title in five years.

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RELIGIOUS BRIEFS

Women’s supportThe Frank P. Phillips YMCA

invites women to join us for encouragement, support, and fellowship at Unshackled: Women’s Support Group, each Friday from 7-9 p.m. in the YMCA art room.

Radio programPat Douglas invites the

public to tune in to WTWG radio, 1050 AM for Yes Lord Ministries, Sundays 9:15-9:45 a.m.

Prayer ministryNew Beginning Everlasting

Outreach Ministry invites the public to call in with their prayer requests at 662-327-9843.

Praise and worship service

Sulphur Springs MB Church will have a praise and worship service the last Fri-day of each month at 7 p.m. For information, call Pastor Henry Mosley at 662-328-1035.

Spring revivalFriendship MB Church

holds their spring revival, March 25-27 at 7 p.m. nightly. Rev. Jamal Wilson, associate minister will be the speaker.

ConcertJosh and Ashley Franks

will be in concert March 27 at 7 p.m. at Living Faith Tabernacle, 218 Shelton St. For information, contact Rev. Gardner at 662-242-6833.

Usher ministry union session

Reform Chapel MB Church in Ackerman host the usher ministry union session, March 27 at 6 p.m. Rev. Daisy V. Totton, associate pastor of Pleasant Grove Robinson MB Church in Starkville will be the guest minister.

Community Easter egg hunt

Wesley United Methodist Church host their community Easter egg hunt, March 29 from 1-2:30 p.m. Please bring bag or basket for egg hunting. For information, contact Kassie Abel at wesleyhelp-desk@gmail.com or 662-328-8644.

Fifth Sunday meetingZion Gate MB Church will

host the Mount Olivet District one missionary society meeting, March 29 at 1:30 p.m. First lady Angela Evins of Southside MB Church will be the guest speaker.

Victor revivalSulphur Springs MB

Church, Hamilton will have their revival, April 1-3 at 7 p.m. nightly. For information, call Rev. Mosley at 662-328-1035.

Spring revivalCharity Full Gospel Church

holds their revival, April 1-3 at 7 p.m. nightly. Rev. R. L. White Jr. of Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church in Atlanta, will be the guest evangelist. For informa-tion, call 662-327-0587 or 662-364-3576.

Musical presentationFairview Baptist Church

presents “Not Guilty” a dra-matic and musical presenta-tion of Jesus’ last days, April 3-5 at 6:30 p.m. For free tickets, call the church at 662-328-2924.

Youth fundraiserMaben Church of God

youth department host a spaghetti fundraiser, April 4 at 4 p.m. Plates are $7 and include green beans, salad, bread, dessert and tea. Plates will be served at the church, delivered locally and to sick and shut-in. For information, call 662-722-0531.

SingingThe Downs Family will be

singing at Maben Church of God, April 4 at 6:30 p.m. For information, call Bro. Kerry Collins at 662-722-0531.

Choir anniversaryThe gospel choir of True-

vine MB Church host their 38th choir anniversary, April 4 at 6 p.m. and April 5 at 2 p.m. All choirs, groups and solo singers are asked to bring two selections. For information, call 662-272-5888.

Easter serviceRev. Joe Brooks and St.

John MB Church, 3477 Motley Rd., will have their Easter service, April 5 at 8 a.m.

Resurrection day/appreciation program

United Faith Internation-al Demonational Center hold their resurrection day/appreciation program April 5 at 6:30 p.m. Feature groups include the Golden Gates, Grayer Family, Mighty Travelers and Unique Voices, all of Starkville, D. C. and The Mighty Voices of Colum-bus, and the Cork Singers of Greenville.

Worship serviceBishop Swanson will

speak at the 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship services on April 5 at First United Methodist Church-Columbus. For information, visit www.mississippiuumc.org or call the Starkville District office at 662-324-0198.

Spring revivalNew Zion Pilgrim MB

Church will have their revival, April 8-10 at 7 p.m. nightly. Rev. Vernon Swift of Elizabeth Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will be the guest evangelist.

ConcertKaren Peck and New River

will be in concert, April 12 at 2:30 p.m. at Reform Free Will Baptist Church. A love offering will be received. For informa-tion, call 205-399-7224.

Church anniversaryFull Gospel Ministries In-

ternational, Inc. will have their 24th church anniversary, April 12 at 3 p.m. Apostle Shay Avery of Sound The Trumpet Ministry will be the guest speaker.

Friends and family dayOak Grove MB Church

holds their annual friends and family day program, April 12 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Mike Wilson will the guest speaker.

Spring revivalUnited Christian Baptist

Church hold their spring revival, April 14-16, at 7 p.m. nightly. Bill Jamison of The City Church in Auburn,

Alabama, will be the guest minister. For information, call 662-327-0604.

Senior citizens community fair

Legacy Hospice and Christian World Missions host a community resource fair for senior citizens, April 16 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Christian World Missions in Starkville. Preventative health screen-ings, local resources, and refreshments will be available.

Laymen’s fellowship weekend

Laymen’s fellowship week-end activities include men’s conference, April 18 at 8 a.m. and men’s day program, April 19 at 3 p.m. Rev. Carlos Calhoun of Pine Grove Baptist Church in Carrollton, Alabama, will be the guest speaker. Both events will be held at New Zion Pilgrim Baptist Church.

Church anniversaryNorthside Christian

Church, West Point celebrates their 118th church anniver-sary, April 19 at 3 p.m. Rev. Jonathan T. Tucker of New Birth Community Church, New Albany will be the guest minister.

BY PHILIP ELLIOTTThe Associated Press

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Ted Cruz gives a rous-ing speech. The former college debate champion can energize a crowd of 10,000 evangelicals at a basketball arena as eas-ily as he can captivate a few dozen inside a New Hampshire cafeteria. He’s proven in the Senate he’s got the stamina to go on longer than anyone else to make his point.

As a messenger, he’s got fire. It’s the message that’s the question for Cruz.

Kicking off his 2016 campaign for president, the first-term senator sought not to build a

coalition of voters, but instead rally into action those who share his deep-ly conservative beliefs.

It’s an approach that’s gotten him nowhere in the Senate and puts add-ed pressure on his rhe-torical gifts to win over those who don’t share his uncompromising ideolo-gy.

Cruz opened his offi-cial campaign Monday with a wee-hours tweet followed by his speech at Liberty University, a leading Christian college, where he declared: “The power of the American people, when we rise up and stand for liberty, knows no bounds.” He was the first major White House hopeful to enter the race, with many more to follow.

At Liberty, he demon-strated how he won col-lege debating titles while a student at Princeton University and court cas-

es at the Supreme Court as the state of Texas’ top lawyer.

Without a script or notes, he walked around a theater-in-the-round stage during a half-hour speech that gave no quar-

ter on his conservatism. He’s adept, too, at en-gaging smaller crowds. During his recent visit to New Hampshire, he spent almost an hour working the room before his re-marks.

Cruz’s fiery message has limited appeal to some in GOP

AP Photo/Andrew HarnikSen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, his wife Heidi, and their two daughters Catherine, 4, left, and Caroline, 6, right, wave on stage after he announced his campaign for president on Monday at Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Va.

Cruz is first major White House hopeful to enter the race

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The Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the ba-sis of race, color, national origin, disability or age in admission or access to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits of any of its programs or activities, or in employment therein, wheth-er carried out by The Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center or through a contractor or any other entity with whom it arranges to carry out its programs and activities.

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IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF LOWNDESCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN RE: THE MATTER OFTHE ESTATE OFDONTAY ORLANDOEVANS, DECEASED

CAUSE NO. 2015-0016-C

PETITIONERS: OLLIELEANNA HODGES, INDI-VIDUALLY AND AS THEMOTHER AND NEXTFRIEND OF TAYLON ELI-JAH HODGES, A MINOR

SUMMONS BY PUBLICA-TION

REGARDING PETITIONTO DETERMINE WRONG-FUL DEATH BENEFICIAR-IES OF DONTAY OR-LANDO EVANS

THE STATE OF MISSIS-SIPPI

COUNTY OF LOWNDES

TO: UNKNOWN WRONG-FUL DEATH BENEFICIAR-IES OF DONTAY OR-LANDO EVANS, ANDANY AND ALL UN-KNOWN PERSONSCLAIMING ANY RIGHT,TITLE, AND INTEREST INAND TO THE ESTATE OFDONTAY ORLANDOEVANS, DECEASED

You are summoned toappear and defendagainst said Petition at9:30 a.m. on the 11thday of May, 2015, atthe Oktibbeha CountyCourthouse in Starkville,Mississippi, and in caseof your failure to ap-pear and defend, aJudgment will beentered against you forthe money or otherthings demanded in thePetition, and you will beforever barred.

You are not required tofile an Answer or otherpleadings but you maydo so if you desire.Issued under my handand the seal of saidCourt, this 11th day ofMarch, 2015.

LISA YOUNGER NEESECHANCERY CLERK OFLOWNDES COUNTY,MISSISSIPPIBy: Shantrell Grander-son, D.C.

Publish: 3/20, 3/27, &4/3/2015

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of Initiation ofthe Section 106 Pro-cess-Public Participa-tion in accordance withthe FCC’s Program Com-ment for Positive TrainControl and Infrastruc-ture. Kansas City South-ern Railway proposes toconstruct an approxim-ately 40’ monopolecommunications polewith a 3.5’ antenna andan equipment bungalowat the following approx-imate location in/nearCrawford, LowndesCounty, Mississippiwithin the existing rail-road right-of-way:

• Coordinates33.30305102281, -88.61727699630; MP#211.28.

Parties interested inproviding comment onthe proposed undertak-ing relative to culturalresources should con-tact GSS, Inc., 3311109th Street, Urb-andale, IA 50322 (515)331-2103(GSS#W15127-MS-5).

Publish: 3/27/2015

The Emergency Foodand Shelter NationalBoard anticipates fundsto award to LowndesCounty, date andamount TBA by Con-gress. The funds are tosupplement emergencyfood and shelter pro-grams in the county toaid those with econom-ic emergency needs.The National Board ischaired by the Depart-ment of Homeland Se-curity?s Federal Emer-gency ManagementAgency and consists ofrepresentatives fromUnited Way Worldwide,The Salvation Army;American Red Cross;United Jewish Com-munities; Catholic Char-ities, USA; and the Na-tional Council of theChurches of Christ inthe U.S.A.

To be considered forfunding, local agenciesmust: 1) be private vol-untary non-profits with a501c3 designation orunits of government, 2)have an accounting sys-tem, 3) practice nondis-crimination, 4) havedemonstrated the cap-ability to deliver emer-gency food and/or shel-ter programs, and 5) ifthey are a private volun-tary organization, theymust have a voluntaryboard. Agencies inter-ested in applying forPhase 32 EmergencyFood and Shelter Pro-gram funds may con-tact the United Way ofLowndes County at 328-0943 for instructions toapply. The deadline forapplications to be re-ceived is April 3, 2015.

Publish: 3/27, 3/28, &3/29/2015

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Public Notice

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

Public Notice StartDate: March 27, 2015MDEQ Contact: MontieHardaway Glenn

TVA Caledonia Com-bined Cycle Plant, loc-ated at 255 Lone OakRoad, in Steens, MS,(662) 356-2103, hasapplied to the Missis-sippi Department of En-vironmental Quality forthe following permittingaction(s): Reissuance ofTitle V Permit with modi-fication Ref. No. 1680-00053 and Reissuanceof Title IV Acid Rain Per-mit (ORIS code 55197).The applicant's opera-tions fall within SICCode 4911. A State-ment of Basis has beenprepared that containsa discussion of the de-cision-making that wentinto the development ofthe permit and providesthe permitting authority,the public, and othergovernment bodies a re-cord of the technical is-sues surrounding issu-ance of the permit. TheStatement of Basis alsoaddresses any changesto emissions and/ordischarges resultingfrom any modification ofthe facility.

TVA Caledonia Com-bined Cycle Plant is anexisting 834 megawatt(MW) electric power gen-erating plant located inSteens, Mississippi(Lowndes County). Thefacility consist of three(3) 1,700 MMBtu/hrGeneral Electric com-bined cycle PG7241 FAcombustion turbinesfueled by natural gasand equipped with aheat recovery steamgenerator with supple-mental heat input (ductburner) of up to 265MMBtu/hr andequipped with a select-ive catalyst reduction(SCR) unit and dry lowNOx burners (DLNB),one (1) natural gas aux-iliary boiler, one (1)diesel emergency gener-ator, one (1) diesel firewater pump, and three(3) cooling towers. Thepermit action is to re-new the Title V permitwith modification and re-new the Title IV AcidRain Permit (ORIS Code55197). These permitactions will not trigger aPrevention of Signific-ant Deterioration (PSD)review.

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

Persons wishing to com-ment upon or object tothe proposed determina-tions are invited to sub-mit comments in writ-ing to Montie HardawayGlenn at the PermitBoard's address shownabove, no later than theend of the thirty (30)day public notice. Allcomments received bythis date will be con-sidered in the formula-tion of final determina-tions regarding the ap-plication(s). A publichearing will be held ifthe Permit Board finds asignificant degree ofpublic interest in theproposed permit(s). Per-sons wishing to re-quest a public hearingmay do so by submit-ting that request in writ-ing to Montie HardawayGlenn or the Chief ofthe Environmental Per-mits Division at the ad-dress shown above. ThePermit Board is limitedin the scope of its ana-lysis to environmentalimpact. Any commentsrelative to zoning or eco-nomic and social im-pacts are within the jur-isdiction of local zoningand planning authorit-ies and should be ad-dressed to them.

After receipt of publiccomments and thor-ough consideration ofall comments, the staffwill formulate its recom-mendations for permitissuance and a pro-posed permit if that isthe recommendation.The Title V Permit to Op-erate is a permit that isrequired by Title V of theFederal Clean Air Actand the Mississippi Airand Water PollutionControl Law. The Title Vpermit is a Federally-en-forceable permit as wellas a State permit.Therefore, the U.S. En-vironmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) will alsobe allowed an opportun-ity to review the applica-tion, proposed permit,and all comments re-ceived during the publiccomment period prior toPermit Board action onthe application.

EPA has agreed to treatthis draft permit as aproposed permit and toperform its 45-day re-view provided by the lawand regulations concur-rently with the public no-tice period, as long asno public comments arereceived within the 30-day public notice period.If comments are re-ceived, EPA’s 45-day re-view period will cease tobe performed concur-rently with the public no-tice period. EPA’s 45-day review period willstart once the public no-tice period has beencompleted and EPA re-ceives notification fromthe Mississippi Depart-ment of EnvironmentalQuality that commentshave been received andresolved. Whether EPA’s45-day review period isperformed concurrentlywith the public com-ment period or after thepublic comment periodhas ended, the dead-line for citizen’s peti-tions to the EPA Admin-istrator will be determ-ined as if EPA’s 45-dayreview period is per-formed after the publiccomment period hasended.

The status regardingEPA’s 45-day review ofthis project and thedeadline for citizen’s pe-titions can be found atthe following websiteaddress:http://www.epa.gov/re-gion4/air/permits/mis-sissippi.htm.

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

Mississippi Departmentof Environmental QualityOffice of Pollution Con-trol515 E. Amite StJackson, MS 39201

Caledonia Public LibraryMain StreetCaledonia, MS 39720

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

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Public Notice

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

Public Notice StartDate: March 27, 2015MDEQ Contact: MontieHardaway Glenn

TVA Caledonia Com-bined Cycle Plant, loc-ated at 255 Lone OakRoad, in Steens, MS,(662) 356-2103, hasapplied to the Missis-sippi Department of En-vironmental Quality forthe following permittingaction(s): Reissuance ofTitle V Permit with modi-fication Ref. No. 1680-00053 and Reissuanceof Title IV Acid Rain Per-mit (ORIS code 55197).The applicant's opera-tions fall within SICCode 4911. A State-ment of Basis has beenprepared that containsa discussion of the de-cision-making that wentinto the development ofthe permit and providesthe permitting authority,the public, and othergovernment bodies a re-cord of the technical is-sues surrounding issu-ance of the permit. TheStatement of Basis alsoaddresses any changesto emissions and/ordischarges resultingfrom any modification ofthe facility.

TVA Caledonia Com-bined Cycle Plant is anexisting 834 megawatt(MW) electric power gen-erating plant located inSteens, Mississippi(Lowndes County). Thefacility consist of three(3) 1,700 MMBtu/hrGeneral Electric com-bined cycle PG7241 FAcombustion turbinesfueled by natural gasand equipped with aheat recovery steamgenerator with supple-mental heat input (ductburner) of up to 265MMBtu/hr andequipped with a select-ive catalyst reduction(SCR) unit and dry lowNOx burners (DLNB),one (1) natural gas aux-iliary boiler, one (1)diesel emergency gener-ator, one (1) diesel firewater pump, and three(3) cooling towers. Thepermit action is to re-new the Title V permitwith modification and re-new the Title IV AcidRain Permit (ORIS Code55197). These permitactions will not trigger aPrevention of Signific-ant Deterioration (PSD)review.

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

Persons wishing to com-ment upon or object tothe proposed determina-tions are invited to sub-mit comments in writ-ing to Montie HardawayGlenn at the PermitBoard's address shownabove, no later than theend of the thirty (30)day public notice. Allcomments received bythis date will be con-sidered in the formula-tion of final determina-tions regarding the ap-plication(s). A publichearing will be held ifthe Permit Board finds asignificant degree ofpublic interest in theproposed permit(s). Per-sons wishing to re-quest a public hearingmay do so by submit-ting that request in writ-ing to Montie HardawayGlenn or the Chief ofthe Environmental Per-mits Division at the ad-dress shown above. ThePermit Board is limitedin the scope of its ana-lysis to environmentalimpact. Any commentsrelative to zoning or eco-nomic and social im-pacts are within the jur-isdiction of local zoningand planning authorit-ies and should be ad-dressed to them.

After receipt of publiccomments and thor-ough consideration ofall comments, the staffwill formulate its recom-mendations for permitissuance and a pro-posed permit if that isthe recommendation.The Title V Permit to Op-erate is a permit that isrequired by Title V of theFederal Clean Air Actand the Mississippi Airand Water PollutionControl Law. The Title Vpermit is a Federally-en-forceable permit as wellas a State permit.Therefore, the U.S. En-vironmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) will alsobe allowed an opportun-ity to review the applica-tion, proposed permit,and all comments re-ceived during the publiccomment period prior toPermit Board action onthe application.

EPA has agreed to treatthis draft permit as aproposed permit and toperform its 45-day re-view provided by the lawand regulations concur-rently with the public no-tice period, as long asno public comments arereceived within the 30-day public notice period.If comments are re-ceived, EPA’s 45-day re-view period will cease tobe performed concur-rently with the public no-tice period. EPA’s 45-day review period willstart once the public no-tice period has beencompleted and EPA re-ceives notification fromthe Mississippi Depart-ment of EnvironmentalQuality that commentshave been received andresolved. Whether EPA’s45-day review period isperformed concurrentlywith the public com-ment period or after thepublic comment periodhas ended, the dead-line for citizen’s peti-tions to the EPA Admin-istrator will be determ-ined as if EPA’s 45-dayreview period is per-formed after the publiccomment period hasended.

The status regardingEPA’s 45-day review ofthis project and thedeadline for citizen’s pe-titions can be found atthe following websiteaddress:http://www.epa.gov/re-gion4/air/permits/mis-sissippi.htm.

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

Mississippi Departmentof Environmental QualityOffice of Pollution Con-trol515 E. Amite StJackson, MS 39201

Caledonia Public LibraryMain StreetCaledonia, MS 39720

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

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Public Notice

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

Public Notice StartDate: March 27, 2015MDEQ Contact: MontieHardaway Glenn

TVA Caledonia Com-bined Cycle Plant, loc-ated at 255 Lone OakRoad, in Steens, MS,(662) 356-2103, hasapplied to the Missis-sippi Department of En-vironmental Quality forthe following permittingaction(s): Reissuance ofTitle V Permit with modi-fication Ref. No. 1680-00053 and Reissuanceof Title IV Acid Rain Per-mit (ORIS code 55197).The applicant's opera-tions fall within SICCode 4911. A State-ment of Basis has beenprepared that containsa discussion of the de-cision-making that wentinto the development ofthe permit and providesthe permitting authority,the public, and othergovernment bodies a re-cord of the technical is-sues surrounding issu-ance of the permit. TheStatement of Basis alsoaddresses any changesto emissions and/ordischarges resultingfrom any modification ofthe facility.

TVA Caledonia Com-bined Cycle Plant is anexisting 834 megawatt(MW) electric power gen-erating plant located inSteens, Mississippi(Lowndes County). Thefacility consist of three(3) 1,700 MMBtu/hrGeneral Electric com-bined cycle PG7241 FAcombustion turbinesfueled by natural gasand equipped with aheat recovery steamgenerator with supple-mental heat input (ductburner) of up to 265MMBtu/hr andequipped with a select-ive catalyst reduction(SCR) unit and dry lowNOx burners (DLNB),one (1) natural gas aux-iliary boiler, one (1)diesel emergency gener-ator, one (1) diesel firewater pump, and three(3) cooling towers. Thepermit action is to re-new the Title V permitwith modification and re-new the Title IV AcidRain Permit (ORIS Code55197). These permitactions will not trigger aPrevention of Signific-ant Deterioration (PSD)review.

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

Persons wishing to com-ment upon or object tothe proposed determina-tions are invited to sub-mit comments in writ-ing to Montie HardawayGlenn at the PermitBoard's address shownabove, no later than theend of the thirty (30)day public notice. Allcomments received bythis date will be con-sidered in the formula-tion of final determina-tions regarding the ap-plication(s). A publichearing will be held ifthe Permit Board finds asignificant degree ofpublic interest in theproposed permit(s). Per-sons wishing to re-quest a public hearingmay do so by submit-ting that request in writ-ing to Montie HardawayGlenn or the Chief ofthe Environmental Per-mits Division at the ad-dress shown above. ThePermit Board is limitedin the scope of its ana-lysis to environmentalimpact. Any commentsrelative to zoning or eco-nomic and social im-pacts are within the jur-isdiction of local zoningand planning authorit-ies and should be ad-dressed to them.

After receipt of publiccomments and thor-ough consideration ofall comments, the staffwill formulate its recom-mendations for permitissuance and a pro-posed permit if that isthe recommendation.The Title V Permit to Op-erate is a permit that isrequired by Title V of theFederal Clean Air Actand the Mississippi Airand Water PollutionControl Law. The Title Vpermit is a Federally-en-forceable permit as wellas a State permit.Therefore, the U.S. En-vironmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) will alsobe allowed an opportun-ity to review the applica-tion, proposed permit,and all comments re-ceived during the publiccomment period prior toPermit Board action onthe application.

EPA has agreed to treatthis draft permit as aproposed permit and toperform its 45-day re-view provided by the lawand regulations concur-rently with the public no-tice period, as long asno public comments arereceived within the 30-day public notice period.If comments are re-ceived, EPA’s 45-day re-view period will cease tobe performed concur-rently with the public no-tice period. EPA’s 45-day review period willstart once the public no-tice period has beencompleted and EPA re-ceives notification fromthe Mississippi Depart-ment of EnvironmentalQuality that commentshave been received andresolved. Whether EPA’s45-day review period isperformed concurrentlywith the public com-ment period or after thepublic comment periodhas ended, the dead-line for citizen’s peti-tions to the EPA Admin-istrator will be determ-ined as if EPA’s 45-dayreview period is per-formed after the publiccomment period hasended.

The status regardingEPA’s 45-day review ofthis project and thedeadline for citizen’s pe-titions can be found atthe following websiteaddress:http://www.epa.gov/re-gion4/air/permits/mis-sissippi.htm.

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

Mississippi Departmentof Environmental QualityOffice of Pollution Con-trol515 E. Amite StJackson, MS 39201

Caledonia Public LibraryMain StreetCaledonia, MS 39720

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

Appliance Repair 1060

Mid South ApplianceRepair

licensed-bonded-insured

STEVE: 662-549-3467ALL WORK

GUARANTEED

Building & Remodeling 1120

Tony DoyleCabinets &

Construction

Cabinets, Building &Remodeling, Framing,Trim Work, Concrete,

Roofing, Painting.No job too small!

Free Bids662-769-0680662-386-7569

Building & Remodeling 1120

TODD PARKSConstruction

New Construction, Re-modeling, Repairs, Con-crete. Free est. Call oremail 662-889-8662 ortoddparks.construction@gmail.com

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

claims. 662-364-1769.Licensed & Bonded

General Services 1360

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10¢PER SHEET

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

Lawn Care / Landscaping 1470

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Call 769-0680 or386-7569 for free

estimate.Mowing, Blowing,

Weed-eating,Pressure Washing,

Tree Trimming.

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

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

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

TERRA CARELandscaping L.L.C.

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

Bush Hogging,Herbicide Spraying

Painting & Papering 1620

SULLIVAN'S PAINTSERVICE

Certified in leadremoval. Offering spe-

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

rock repairs.Free EstimatesCall 435-6528

Stump Removal 1790

GET 'ER DONE!We can grind all your

stumps. Freeestimates.

All Stump GrindingService.

You find it, we'll grindit!

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

Tree Services 1860

A&T Tree ServiceBucket truck & stump

removal. Free est.Serving Columbussince 1987. Senior

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

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

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

J.R. BourlandTree & Stump

Removal. Trimmingw/bucket truck

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

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

Instruction & School 2250

THE LEARNING Centerat Mississippi State Uni-versity is offering anACT Preparation Work-shop Saturday, March28, 2015 from 8:00a.m. until 3:30 p.m. inAllen Hall 246. Therewill be four areas ofconcentration: English,Math, Reading, and Sci-ence Reasoning. Thecost is $75 and parti-cipants will receive abook, Barron’s 2nd Edi-tion, ACT 36: Aiming forthe Perfect Score. Re-gistration deadline isMarch, 27, 2015. Theworkshop is open to allarea high school andcollege students whoplan to take the ACT.For further informationor to register, pleasecall The Learning Cen-ter at 662-325-2957 orgo towww.tlc.msstate.eduSeating is limited.(Disclaimer: Test re-views and workshopscan be a major help inpreparing for the ACT,but are in no way aguarantee for success.)

Lost & Found 2300

LOST: YOUNG black cat.Recently spayed,reward. Call 662-574-8656.

Clerical & Office 3050

LOCAL COMPANYlooking for a secretary.Previous experiencehelpful but notnecessary. Computerskills a must. Sendresume to Box 555, c/oThe Commercial Dis-patch, PO Box 511,Columbus, MS 39703.

General Help Wanted 3200

LOCAL COMPANY seek-ing experienced Roof-ers & Sheet Metal Fab/Installers. All types roof-ing & metal. Ability toread Blueprints a plus.Must Have Valid Driverslicense. Mail resume tobox 552, c/o The Com-mercial Dispatch, P.O.Box 511, Columbus, MS39703.

BODY REPAIRMANneeded. Must havetools & 5 years of ex-perience. Call to dis-cuss terms & condi-tions: 662-617-9320.Located in Starkvillearea.

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

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

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

Medical / Dental 3300

PHLEBOTOMY w/EKGTraining/Certification

March 28th,9am-6pmFee $425

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

Medical / Dental 3300

Make a difference foryour community by work-ing in your Home Town!

Exciting Opportunity fora Hospice Nurse in the

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Our Excellent Benefitsinclude:

Competitive Salary,Comprehensive HealthPlan, Paid Vacation, &

Retirement Plan.

Call Lori Smith today at(901) 767-6767.Apply online atwww.bmhcc.org

Professional 3500

SOCIAL WORKER:Modern campus of seni-or services in historicColumbus, MS needsSocial Worker. Full-timeposition. Must have aBachelor's Degree inSocial Work or relatedhuman services field.Experience in health-care setting preferred.Apply in person at Wind-sor Place at PlantationPointe Retirement Com-munity. Contact 662-241-5518.

Restaurant / Hotel 3550

J. BROUSSARDS:Taking applications forentry level positions. Ap-ply in person Tues-Sat5-8pm at 210 5th St. S.Please no phone calls.

Truck Driving 3700

FED-EX Ground contract-or needs 18 wheelerdriver for team run.Home Daily. Class ACDL w/1 year experi-ence required. 662-295-2129.

FULL TIME truck driverneeded for small manu-facturing business. Dayonly, home every night.Class A CDL, clean driv-ing record, 2 years truckdriving experience re-quired. Must have pos-itive attitude and beable to deal with cus-tomers effectively. Jobis located in Macon andpays by the load. Formore information call662-726-5224.

Local Truck CompanySeeks

MECHANICMust Be Familiar with

Diesel Engines, AirBrakes, & Trailer

Maintenance & Repair.Amory, MS

662-257-0605

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ACROSS1 Bus. course5 Airport line9 Tourist stop11 Cornfield units13 Montana city14 Sleuth Vance15 Sense of self16 Entranceway employee18 Lawsuit award20 Julep need21 Sized up22 Swift jets23 Silent approval24 Sound of delight25 Flower feature27 Radio dial29 CBS sitcom30 Fumes32 Duds34 Cobbler’s cousin35 Glisten36 Stage comment38 “Luck of Roaring Camp” writer39 Full of caffeine, perhaps40 New driver, usually41 Gen — (boom-ers’ kids)

DOWN1 Plant, in a way

2 Tawny cat3 16th-century power4 Trawling need5 Targets for bulls6 Massage target7 Early-20th-century power8 Choose10 Like chairs and tables12 Tender spots17 Stop color19 Physics bit

22 Some babies24 Desperado25 Big hit26 1935 Astaire film27 Player’s peg28 Corporate shark30 Go color31 Actions33 Pay to play37 Caret’s key

Five Questions 1 Iceland 2 Camp David 3 “Around the World in Eighty Days” 4 Two stroke 5 Archer

Autos For Sale 9150

NEED A CAR?Guaranteed Credit Approval!

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

We help rebuild your credit!

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

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

Musical Instruments 4690

Rings &Strings

It’s what we do...

FINE JEWELRY & MUSIC STORE

2116 Hwy. 45 N. • Columbus, MS(662) 329-0190

Apts For Rent: Northside 7010

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

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

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Appliances 4090

WITHYOUNG APPLIANCE!

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

come with 30 daywarranty. We also do

appliance repairs!662-549-5860

or 662-364-7779

Bargain Column 4180

8 HP B & S 3" waterpump. Good condition$100. Located in WestPoint. 662-605-3160.

EZ GO Golf Cart: $100.Located in West Point.662-605-3160.

GIRLS CLOTHES. Size4T. Polo, Coogi, Levi &Puma. Different outfits.All $5 each. 662-242-4442.

NEARLY COMPLETE setof 20 Time Life Civil Warbooks. $100. Call 251-1118.

OFFICE MAX draftingchair. Used less thanone year. $95 OBO.Phone: 662-251-3103.

ROCKING CHAIR $50. 4metal chairs & glass ta-ble $50. Call 327-5480lv. message.

WEBBER DOME Char-coal Grill. Like New.$45. 662-251-9968.

Burial Plots 4250

4 BURIAL plots in Me-morial Gardens. Lot#15, Block A, Section1, in "Garden of Chris-tas," $3000 call 662-328-4777.

Business Furniture & Equip-ment 4270

USED FILE cabinets forsale. Priced starting at$30-$50 each. 662-617-0153 or 617-8125.Located in Starkville.

Garage Sales: East 4510

617 SYCAMORE St.Multi. family sale: tools,doors, storage bins,etc. Too many to list!Fri. 2p until. and Sat.6:30a until.

Garage Sales: North 4520

1322 MIKE Parra Rd.Lot 39. MOVING SALE.All wknd, call 662-251-5990. Queen bed, 2rockers, glass top tablew/ 4 chairs, TV, LazyBoy Recl, & other h/hitems

MOVING SALE: 6432Ridge Rd. Fri & Sat3/27 & 3/28 Rain orshine. Furn, antiques,clothes, yard items, etc.

Garage Sales: New Hope 4530

142 RICHARDSON Rd.Sat 3/28 6am until.Computer equipment,clothing, men's shoes,walker, & housewares.

Garage Sales: Caledonia 4540

255 MOCKINGBIRDLane off AndersonGrove Rd. Sat. 3/28 6-11am. Moving sale, rainor shine. Everythingmust go. Name brandkids' clothes, bedding,toys, furn, & kitchenitems.

MOVING & GARAGESale: 20 Justin Circle(Ridgeland Estates) Fri.3/27 2-6pm, Sat. 7-11am. Rain will cancel.

General Merchandise 4600

ANTIQUES & COLLECT-IBLES- dolls & accessor-ies, toys, home decorat-ive items- Call 662-323-9620. Also, FURNITURE-call 323-0538.

USED 50” corner Jac-uzzi whirlpool with 11jets. Faucet included.$300. Call 662-343-9212 or 662-574-8783.

Pets 5150

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

Apts For Rent: Northside 7010

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

EXECUTIVE SUITE: com-pletely furnished incl.pans, dishes, linens,etc. 2 large rooms, 1combo living room, din-ing room, & kitchen,1BR/1BA. Large pri-vacy porch. Great loca-tion. By the day, week,or month. 329-4405.

Apts For Rent: Northside 7010

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

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

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

Robinson Real Estate328-1123

Apts For Rent: East 7020

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

NOW ACCEPTING applic-ations for 1 & 2BR apts.& 3BR homes in Colum-bus. 21 & older. Springmove in specials! 662-418-83241BR APARTMENT forrent. Completely fur-nished. Also includestelevision, utilities,satellite, internet/wire-less connection, wash-ers and dryers onpremises. Located fivemiles east of Dutch Vil-lage off Highway 50.Country setting. Nosmoking. $650 permonth. Lease required,deposit or good refer-ences. 662-251-1829or 662-328-2785.TRINITY PLACE Retire-ment Community, inColumbus, now has stu-dio, 1 bedroom, & 2bedroom apartmentsavailable. We offer noonmeal 6 days each week,scheduled transporta-tion, variety of activities,optional housekeeping,& many other amenit-ies. Rent assistance tothose that qualify. CallMichelle for a tourtoday, 327-6716 & youcan enjoy the Trinity wayof life.

Apts For Rent: South 7040

1BR/1BA. 6 blocksfrom Main St, 6 blocksfrom MUW. Hardwoodfloors, dishwasher,W/D. Starts at $400/mo. Call 662-251-6463

Downtown Apt.- Large,very nice 2 BR/ 1BA.Great location. Washerdryer, reserved parking,front porch. $750 permonth. 662-364-1610.

Apts For Rent: West 7050

Apts For Rent: Other 7080

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

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

Apts For Rent: Other 7080

Chateaux Holly HillsApartments102 Newbell Rd

Columbus

Mon-Fri 8-5328-8254

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

Where Coming Home is the Best Part of

the Day

Commercial Property For Rent 7100

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

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

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

Houses For Rent: Northside 7110

1 SMALL house for rent,great for 1/2 people.CH&A, appl. furn. Nice,quiet neighborhood.$600/mo. plus deposit.328-4179. No pets.

4BR/3.5 BA plus 1000more sq. ft. GreatColumbus location! Spa-cious, convenient,patio, pool, private.$2400. 662-327-2107.

Houses For Rent: East 7120

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

Houses For Rent: South 7140

3BR/1BA house forrent. 1309 14th St. S.Refrigerator & stove in-cluded. Call Janice at574-6340.

Houses For Rent: Starkville 7170

STARKVILLE HOUSE forsale in Green Oaks sub-division. 1157 sq. ft.3BR/1.5BA, completelyrenovated. $123K. Call341-0374.

Houses For Rent: Other 7180

1 4BR & 1 2BR houseavailable. SEC. 8 accep-ted. Ref. req. Call 662-425-4491 or 327-6802after 4pm.

NEW COTTAGE:1BR/1BA, all appl, wa-ter, trash, yard maint.incl. in lease. NearStarkville, Columbus, &West Point. Perfect for1 person or couple. NOpets. $500/mo. $300dep. 1 yr lease reqd. Ap-plication/ref. reqd. 494-5419/242-2923.

Mobile Homes 7250

1BR/1BA. 135 Beck Dr.$350/mo. + $350 dep.No pets. No HUD. Call662-574-7614.

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

Office Spaces For Rent 7300

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

River Property For Rent 7400

Executive river home at45 Shore Cove. Cus-tom built, large 2 bed,2.5 bath home on largelot. Convenient to Air-port. Gorgeous riverview, boat house, out-door kitchen, and gour-met kitchen. Fridge,washer, and dryer in-cluded. $1,500 permonth. Call 662-574-4413. Photos available.

Storage & Garages 7500

INEXPENSIVEMINI-STORAGE. From

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

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

more information.

FRIENDLY CITYMini-Warehouses

2 Convenient LocationsBest RatesIn Town!

friendlycitymini.com

662-327-4236

Vacation Rentals 7520

VERY NICE 2BR/2BAtownhome w/pool & 3balconies with greatGulf views. Near fort onFort Morgan peninsula.Call for availability &rates 662-327-3191.

Commercial Property 8050

4 ACRES, C3 Commer-cial Property located at2434 Military Rd. forsale. $100,000. Call662-328-4770

BUILDING & LANDfor sale w/est. barber

& style business aplus. 30 years inbusiness, major

intersection, 45 Northexposure. $139,000.Call 205-468-2029 or

662-327-2284.THRIVING STORE forsale or lease located at1202 4th St. S. Con-tact Hilbert Williams atCrye Leike PropertiesUnlimited at 328-1150or 425-8317.

Houses For Sale: Northside 8150

BEST PRICE ON THELAKE on this spacious2400 square ft.3BR/2BA home. Lots oflake frontage, gazebo,boat dock and more.Pennington Lake at itsbest. Move-in ready andpriced to sell at$225,000. Call Long &Long @ 662-328-0770or 662-574-3903.

DREAM HOME:3BR/3.5BA. Kitchen

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

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

662-574-0026.

House For Sale: 3BR/2BA - Open familyroom, master bedroomon main floor. Fenced inback yard. Bonus room.Roof, water heater, mi-crowave, oven, dish-washer are all new.Many upgrades. Loc-ated on a cul-de-sac inthe Timber Cove neigh-borhood 7 miles fromthe Air Force Base. Only139,000! Contact Willat 662-574-8360

Houses For Sale: New Hope 8250

3BR/2BA w/1676 sq.ft. on corner lot. Loc-ated in Drake Hillssubdivision. $147K Call662-549-5169 after7pm.

Houses For Sale: Caledonia 8450

3BR/2BA in exc. condi-tion, 3/4 acre, inground pool, tornadoshelter, 2 blocks fromCaledonia schools.$123K. Contact ownerat 662-574-6244.

This beautiful three bed-room, 1754 squarefoot, brick home is amust see. It is locatedat 6393 Wolfe Rd. InColumbus on a spa-cious 1.3 acres. A lovelyin-ground pool and pri-vacy fence makes thebackyard a perfect athome resort. The spa-like atmosphere contin-ues in the amazing mas-ter featuring a luxuriousjacuzzi bath. Thischarming home is in ex-cellent condition andhas a new metal roof.Owners are motivated tosell because of a job re-location. Call BrandonShaw 205-712-3273.

Houses For Sale: Other 8500

HOUSE, BARN, 100 +-acres. Crawford, MS.$225,000. (205)790-7441.

Lots & Acreage 8600

RIVERFRONTPROPERTYCamp Pratt

Call 574-3056Ray McIntyre

Blythewood Realty

Lots & Acreage 8600

28.5 ACRES in N.H.w/25 yr. old pines.$3500/ac. Will divideinto 10 ac. plots. 9156th St. S. $3000. Own-er financing avail. 386-6619.

Are You Ready to Sell?Pioneer Auction

& Realty LLC662-562-6767

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

LOWNDES COUNTY:160 acres, 3 lakes,pasture land, timberland, excellent hunting.For more info call 205-695-2248 or 205-609-0264.

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

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

Mobile Homes 8650

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

EXCELLENT CONDITION2006 16x80 Clayton forsale. Vinyl/shingle,CHA, $23,900 de-livered & set up 662-760-2120.

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

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

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

SUPER NICE 28x804BR/2BA double widefor sale, vinyl/shingle,CHA, $39,900 incl. de-livery & set up 662-760-2120.

Wanted To Buy 8850

WANTED!! I have two cli-ents looking to pur-chase in North or Up-per north Columbus,Hilly wooded areas pre-ferred, between 1700 to2500 sq. ft. master onbottom floor. ContactKendra Bell with Crye-Leike 662-386-9750 or328-1150.

Waterfront Property 8900

FINE INVESTMENT!Exceptional 5 unit"LODGE at the LAKE."Rent pays mortgage!340' lakefront allowseight more waterfrontcottages. $343,000.662-418-2790.

Autos For Sale 9150

2010 Dodge Challenger:V6/2DR, Silver, Miles:97,289, $14,000 OBO.CONTACT ALISA@434-6052 or Email: awhit-ten@trianglefcu.com.

Boats & Marine 9250

SEA RAY 185 Ski Boat.2000 Model. V8 engine,Wakeboard Tower, &new sound system.$10,500. Call 662-769-9697

Campers & RVs 9300

2000 CLASS C RV:49,600 miles,$18,500. Starkville.418-5589 or 323-5415.

GREAT DEAL. 2011 KZSportsman 295BH 5thWheel Camper. Excel-lent condition. Asking$19,500. NADA valueover $24,000. ElectricAwning, electric slide,electric front leveling. In-door and Outdoor kit-chens. Sleeps 8. 5thwheel unit included. Di-vorce - must sell. Call662-329-4359 leavemessage- I will call backafter work.

RV CAMPER & mobilehome lots. Full hookupw/sewer. 2 locationsW&N from $80/wk -$265/mo. 662-251-1149 or 601-940-1397

Spring Sale Continuesthrough the end of

March! Come now andsave money!

North Mississippi'soldest RV dealer since

1974.Johnny Bishop RV,8971 Hwy 45 N,

Columbus.662-434-6501 or1-800-569-9847

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