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Today through Sunday■ “Charlie Brown”: Mississippi Univer-sity for Women’s Department of Theatre presents “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” in Cromwell Theatre at the corner of 10th Street and Sixth Avenue South. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sat-urday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10; $5 for students of all ages. Advance tickets available weekdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Cromwell’s Office of Communica-tion. For information, call 662-329-7354.

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Mark Wilson/Dispatch StaffCaleb Billups, 6, reaches for a playing card as Gabrielle Shepherd, 7, hides behind a 10 of spades during “Math Night” at Franklin Academy in Columbus on Thursday evening. Caleb’s mother Pamela Shepherd, right, and her cousin Roshell Shepherd, mother of Gabrielle, brought their first graders to attend an open house at the school and to help them solve math problems in fun ways.

Columbus introduces energy makeover programProgram aims to reduce energy usage in 125 Northside homesBY ALEX HOLLOWAYaholloway@cdispatch.com

COLUMBUS — Columbus formally intro-duced its Extreme Energy Makeover program to a handful of homeowners at a meeting at Sims Scott Park Thursday evening.

About 20 people showed up to learn about the program, which aims to reduce energy usage by 25 percent in 125 eligible Northside homes.

The city and Columbus Light and Water have partnered with energy firm CLEAResult after re-ceiving a $1.6 million grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority. The program seeks to reduce electricity usage by addressing air leaks, poor weather sealing, insulation, heating and cooling upgrades, duct seals and other issues.

Ben Polichnowski, a presenter for CLEARe-sult, told the attendees that the program begins with an inspection of the home to determine if it qualifies for the program and, if so, what improve-ments are possible. The program is completely free to homeowners.

Most of the improvements focus on improving temperature control and reducing air leaks, he said, because that’s where people spend the most

BY SAM LUVISIsluvisi@cdispatch.com

COLUMBUS — Forty-six year-old Yolancer Nixon got some disappoint-ing news after she came early to a Lowndes County NAACP meeting in Columbus Thursday hoping to find as-sistance in removing a 1999 drug con-viction from her criminal record.

After the Columbus resident was passed between a few people and city buildings, Nixon said she learned that because her conviction was for drug sales — she claims to have only been

a user — there was no way for her to be granted an expungement.

“Now, I’m right back to where I started,” said Nixon, who said she’s been drug-free since leaving prison 10 years ago after serving five years of an originally 12-year-long sentence.

She was just one in a large crowd that packed the Columbus Municipal Complex auditorium for about three hours Thursday evening for “Promis-es Unmet,” a discussion hosted by the non-profit One Voice Mississippi, the Lowndes County NAACP, state Rep.

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Jack-son-based lawyer Latrice Westbrooks, second from left, waits as a volunteer instructs those who look to fill out expungement papers, prior to speaking during “Prom-ises Unmet” at the Colum-bus Munici-pal Complex Thursday evening.

Karriem, Colom, Lowndes NAACP discuss criminal justicePacked municipal complex hosts lively discussion on race, expungement of criminal records

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BY CARL SMITHcsmith@cdispatch.com

Local lawmakers say they are hopeful one of three bills funding the construction of a new Mississippi Highway Pa-trol substation in Starkville will be approved this session.

The three bills — House Bill 376, HB 417 and Senate Bill 2060 — are still working their way through the state House and Senate after surviving Tuesday’s deadline for com-mittees to report general bills and constitutional amendments

originating from their own chambers.

All three bills make a new push for $6 million in one-time proceeds that would build and furnish the new facility in Cor-nerstone Park. Debt relief would be spread across 25 years, if the legislation is approved.

Similar funding attempts have stalled in Jackson since the Oktibbeha County Eco-nomic Development Authority donated a parcel to the highway patrol in 2013.

“Finally, it’s our turn for a

new substation. It has been a long time coming and is sorely needed,” said District 37 Rep. Gary Chism, R-Columbus.

District 43 Rep. Rob Rob-erson, R-Starkville, said the House should take up the mea-sures next week.

“They’re alive and well, and I’m hearing good things,” he said. “From what I’ve gathered,

everyone seems to be on go for it.”

MHP Troop G’s current headquarters, located at the in-tersection of Highway 182 and East Lee Boulevard, was last updated in the 1980s and is the last troop headquarters waiting for an upgrade.

In addition to serving as the area’s MHP base of operations, Troop G’s headquarters also provides residents with driver’s license renewals and permits for firearms, among other ser-vices. Troop spokesman Sgt. Criss Turnipseed previously said a new facility could also of-fer commercial driver’s licens-es for the area.

“I’ve been told the substation

is a priority,” he said earlier this month.

Although designs are not yet prepared, Turnipseed said con-struction efforts should mirror recent MHP building projects across the state.

HB 376 was filed by state District 39 Rep. Jeff Smith, R-Columbus, and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee, which he chairs. HB 417, a bill mirroring HB 376’s language, was authored by District 38 Rep. Tyrone Ellis, D-Starkville, and also referred to Smith’s committee.

Filed by District 41 Sen. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, SB 2060 was submitted to that cham-

MHP Troop G construction bills remain activeArea representatives: Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves’ support is key to the $6M bond measure

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LOS ANGELES — Movies make more mon-ey when exactly half their casts are non-white, ac-cording to an annual analy-sis released Thursday that shows an increasing de-mand for diversity in film.

In previous years, mov-ies did better at the box office if two or three of the top eight billed actors were non-white. In 2014, four of eight was the magic number, ticket sales show.

“These aren’t mo-mentary glitches. It’s the handwriting on the wall,” and it points to how pro-foundly out of touch the motion picture academy is when giving Oscars only to white actors, said Dar-nell Hunt, who directs the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at the University of Califor-nia, Los Angeles.

The Bunche Center has taken a close look at each year’s top-grossing films since 2011, grouping each movie according to how many non-white actors hold the top eight roles,

and calculating the median global haul of each level of diversity.

The best performers, with a median ticket rev-enue of $122.2 million, turned out to be movies in which half the main cast was non-white. That’s more than double the $52.6 million median haul for films with no non-white ac-tors in the top eight. Films where more than half the principal actors were non-white also did worse, with a median of $52.4 million.

Casts with non-whites in four of the eight top roles also provided the best return on investment, delivering ticket sales that were 3.4 times the films’ budgets, on average.

The study points to “Lucy,” a science-fiction film with Morgan Free-man, Min-sik Choi and Amr Waked in prominent roles alongside Scarlett Johansson, grossing $444 million worldwide accord-ing to IMDb.com; and “Annie,” with Jamie Foxx cast as Daddy Warbucks and Quvenzhane Wallis as the orphan, with Cameron Diaz in a supporting role.

UCLA: Movies make more money when half the cast is whiteIn previous years, movies did better at the box office if two or three of the top eight billed actors were non-white

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GOP rivals barrel toward Super Tuesday after wild debate

BY NANCY BENAC AND JULIE BYKOWICZThe Associated Press

H O U S -TON — The GOP pr es iden -tial can-d i d a t e s b a r r e l e d into the fi-nal stretch to Super Tuesday after a name-call-ing, insult-trading, fin-ger-pointing final debate in which Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz engaged in a tag-team attack intend-ed to take down front-run-ner Donald Trump before it’s too late.

“I’ve dealt with tough-er,” Trump sniffed after taking incoming for two-plus hours Thursday night. He said he knew the attacks were coming because “they’re desper-ate. They’re losing by massive amounts.”

Rubio kept up the

pressure Friday morn-ing, using an appearance on national television to declare that “Donald Trump is a con artist. He is wholly unprepared to be president of the Unit-ed States.”

Eleven states vote in Tuesday’s mega-round of voting, with 595 del-

egates at stake. Trump, with three straight vic-tories behind him, has the momentum, and his rivals know they have to change that dynamic to have any hope of derail-ing his streamroll toward the nomination.

It was far from clear, though, that the two sen-

ators did much to solve their basic conundrum — each struggling to emerge as the clear al-ternative to the front-run-ner as non-Trump voters continue to splinter their support among the alter-natives.

From Houston, the GOP candidates spread out in the hunt for Super Tuesday votes, with Cruz headed for Tennessee and Virginia on Friday. Both Trump and Rubio are signaling they’re un-willing to cede Texas, the crown jewel of Super Tuesday, to the home state senator, Cruz. Each scheduled campaign events in Texas before heading to Oklahoma City.

Up until Thursday, Ru-bio and Cruz had shown little willingness to take on Trump when the na-tional spotlight shines the brightest. That all changed in Houston.

Analysis: Rubio finally makes a move on Trump — but is it too late?BY JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON — Marco Rubio unleashed a campaign’s worth of harsh criticism on Don-ald Trump in the final Republican debate be-fore Tuesday’s crucial primaries.

The problem may be that it took 10 debates and three Trump victories to get Rubio fired up.

Rubio, along with most of the other GOP presidential candidates, has treat-ed Trump with kid-gloves for months, tiptoeing around glaring questions about the real estate mogul’s business record, political ideology, brash tem-perament and ambiguous policy pro-posals.

Only now, with Trump threatening to pull away from the field, did Rubio aggressively try to dismantle the bil-lionaire businessman’s grip on the Republican race, with occasional help from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

Rubio accused Trump of shifting his position on deportation and staffing his hotels and other businesses with foreign workers instead of Americans. He also punched holes in the real es-tate mogul’s vague proposal for replac-ing President Barack Obama’s health care law.

“What is your plan, Mr. Trump? What is your plan on health care?” Ru-bio pressed.

The senator also gleefully pointed out Trump’s propensity for repeating talking points over and over again, the same criticism that tripped up Rubio in a debate earlier this month.

“Now he’s repeating himself!” Ru-bio exclaimed.

Rubio’s assertive posture was sure to be cheered by the crush of Repub-lican officials who have rallied around his campaign in recent days, desperate for the senator to become a viable alter-native to Trump. But privately, many were likely wondering why it took so long for Rubio to make his move — and whether his strong showing came too late.

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BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSThe Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is proclaim-ing April as Confederate Heritage Month, but without mentioning slavery.

His proclamation was posted to the Mississippi Sons of Confederate Veter-ans website but not to the governor’s site. He signed it days before legislators killed bills that would have either removed the Confed-erate battle emblem from the 122-year-old state flag or stripped state money from colleges and local govern-ments that refuse to fly the current banner.

Bryant spokesman Clay Chandler said previous gov-ernors, Democrat and Re-publican, have issued similar proclamations for Confeder-ate Heritage Month.

“Gov. Bryant believes Mississippi’s history de-serves study and reflection, no matter how unpleasant or complicated parts of it may be,” Chandler said. “Like the proclamation says, gaining insight from our mistakes and successes will help us move forward.”

Confederate symbols have been widely debated since the slayings of nine black worshippers last June at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. A white man charged in the kill-ings had previously posed for photos online, holding a Confederate battle flag. After the shooting, South Carolina lawmakers and Gov. Nikki Haley removed a Confederate battle flag that had flown for years on the Statehouse lawn.

Also since the attack, several Mississippi cities

and counties, and some universities, have stopped flying the state flag, which is the last in the nation to feature the Confederate em-blem — a red field topped by a blue X dotted with 13 white stars.

A weekly newspaper, the Jackson Free Press, first reported on the heri-tage month proclamation Wednesday. Governors of some other Southern states have issued similar procla-mations in the past. Georgia law designates each April as Confederate History and Heritage month.

Greg Stewart is a Sons of Confederate Veterans mem-ber and executive director of Beauvoir, the beachside mansion in Biloxi, Missis-sippi, that was the last home of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. He said it’s a long tradition for Missis-

sippi gov-ernors to p r o c l a i m Confeder-ate Heri-tage Month.

“In my memory, none of them have ever hesitated to,” Stewart said Thursday.

Democratic state Rep. Ed Blackmon, a member of the Mississippi Legisla-tive Black Caucus, said he has no problem with people honoring Confederate an-cestors.

“But, at the same time, I would hope the governor would consider that peo-ple have problems with the Confederate flag,” Black-mon said.

Blackmon said he grew up seeing the flag used by the Ku Klux Klan as a sym-bol of racial oppression. He said: “That’s a part of histo-ry you cannot deny.”

Bryant: April named Confederate Heritage Month

■ In Thursday’s edition, The Dispatch incorrectly reported the name of a non-prof-it organization in a story about volunteer work. The Catch-A-Dream Foundation is based in Starkville.

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BY ISABELLE ALTMANialtman@cdispatch.com

A Steens house burned to the ground early Thurs-day.

Authorities say some-

one reported the fire about 8 a.m., after it was already a total loss. The house was smoldering ruins by the time the first firetruck from the Lowndes County Volunteer Fire Depart-ment arrived, county fire coordinator Sammy Fon-dren told The Dispatch at the scene.

No one lived at the house, which is located

at 1303 Henry Wells Rd, according Ryan Rickert, a captain with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities are still in-vestigating what caused the fire, but Rickert said he doubts it was arson. Most of the house’s ruins col-lapsed into the basement, so the LCSO plans to dig there before determining the cause for certain.

Lowndes Co. house burns to the groundAuthorities: No one was living in Steens house

Isabelle Altman/Dispatch StaffAuthorities say no one was living in the house at 1303 Henry Wells Rd. in Steens when it burned to the ground on Thursday.

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This weekend, local officials in-cluding Columbus Mayor Robert Smith and newly elected District Attorney Scott Colom will present a City-County Black History Pro-gram on the achievements of African Americans throughout history.

The goal of the program is to present positive achievements of Af-rican Americans, as well as encour-

age unity and ways to resolve issues currently facing African Americans in Columbus and Lowndes County, according to a press release from Lowndes County Supervisor Leroy Brooks.

On Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the R.E. Hunt Cultural Museum will present A Peak at the Past, a viewing of black movies from the 1970s and 1980s. On Sunday, Rev. Ron Houston of the Mississippi Northeast Baptist

Convention will speak on the theme, “We are, because they were, Men and Women of Courage” at the James M. Trotter Convention Center at 3 p.m. The presentation will include song selections by Annie and the Caldwell Singers and a showing of documenta-ry on black inventors.

Other sponsors include County Supervisor Jeff Smith and Columbus City Councilman Gene Taylor.

Black history programs scheduled for this weekend

EnergyContinued from Page 1A

on electricity.“On average, unweath-

erized homes, leak at a rate equivalent to a 4-foot by 4-foot square hole in the wall,” Polichnowski said.

In order to qualify, a home must be at least 20 years old and have pri-marily electric heating and water heating. The latter qualification cooled several attendees to the

program—many of their older homes still use gas heating.

Still, Polichnowski encouraged those who weren’t sure, such as one woman whose home uses a mix of electric and gas, to fill out an application so program inspectors could determine if they qualify. Attendees could submit applications at the

meeting, and CLEAResult representatives will be at the Sims Scott Park activ-ity center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to answer questions and take applica-tions.

If a home qualifies, Pol-ichnowski said it shouldn’t take more than five busi-ness days for an inspection and to complete improve-ments.

BY JEFF AMY AND EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSThe Associated Press

JACKSON — Black Democrats in the Mississippi House say Republicans are unfairly shutting them out of the legis-lative process, and they stalled House business for several hours Thursday to try to pressure the majority GOP.

Legislative Black Caucus leader Earl Banks, D-Jackson, demanded that a 293-page bill to freeze the pay of school superintendents be read aloud. Even with a computer program reading more rapidly than most people could, House business stopped all afternoon and into the night.

The move retaliated against Repub-licans for passing a bill Wednesday to change boundaries of Supreme Court, Transportation Commission and Public Service Commission districts.

Democrats say moving Simpson County from the Southern District to the Central District would reduce the chance of Democrats and Afri-can-Americans winning seats, and question why House Judiciary A Com-mittee Chairman Mark Baker, R-Bran-don, brought the bill up years after oth-er districts were redrawn after the 2010 census.

Democratic Rep. Ed Blackmon of Canton, who’s 68, said in an emotional speech to the House late Thursday that he had grown up in a segregated Mis-sissippi where, as an African-American, he was expected to step off sidewalks for white people and was restricted in where he could ride his bike as a child. He said that even after he earned a law degree and started building a career, he was beaten up in Jackson when he was 28 by three white policemen who knocked out his front teeth.

Black Caucus stalls Miss. House work amid tensionsDemocrats: Republicans are shutting them out of the legislative process

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Jean SnyderSTARKVILLE —

Jean K. Snyder, 95, died Feb. 24, 2016, at her residence.

Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services.

Dr. Snyder was born July 7, 1920, to the late Fred and Alma Snyder in Liberty, Pennsyl-vania. She graduated for Penn State with a bachelor’s in home eco-nomics, from Cornell with a master’s and re-ceived her doctorate at Florida State. She was previously employed as a teacher at Mans-field State University, Morehead State Uni-versity, and Mississippi State University where she was also associate dean of agriculture and home economics. She was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church.

In addition to her parents, she was pre-ceded in death by her brother, Robert Snyder; and sister, Mary Snyder Love.

Robert Dodd Jr.COLLINSVILLE

— Robert Dodd Jr., 67, died Feb. 21, 2016, at his resi-dence.

Ser-vices were Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Ma-con. Burial followed at Magnolia Mennonite Church Cemetery. Vis-itation was from 12:30 p.m. to time of service. Benchmark Memorial Life Center is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Dodd was born Sept. 29, 1948, to the late Robert Frank and Margie Harris Dodd in New Madrid, Missouri.

In addition to his parents, he was pre-ceded in death by his son, Robbie Dodd; and daughter, Betsy Crock-er.

He is survived by his wife, Robin; sons, Rob-ert D. Dodd and Rich-ard Boykin; daughters, Crister Thrash, April Johnson and Susan Easterling; sisters, Zel-la Hartle, Susie Dodd, Ruby Tedder and April

Dodd; and numerous grandchildren.

Dotsy HardinMACON — Dotsy

Hardin, 97, died Feb. 25, 2016, at Elderly Care Home.

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

Rickey StewartCRAWFORD —

Rickey Michael Stew-art, 56, died Feb. 20, 2016, at his residence.

Ser-vices will be Sat-urday at 2 p.m. at Charity Mission Full Gos-pel Baptist Church in Crawford with Bennie Coleman officiating. Burial will follow in Hairston Cemetery. Visitation is today from 3-8 p.m. at Carter’s Funeral Home.

Mr. Stewart was born Aug. 11, 1959, to the late Simon Miller and Mary Lou Stewart. He was employed as a contractor and was a member of Charity Mis-sion Full Gospel Baptist Church.

In addition to his par-ents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Roy Stewart, L.C. Mill-er, Simon Miller, Willie Lee Miller and Martha Ann Phifer.

He is survived by his daughters, Tiffany Stewart of Crawford and Shardae Stewart of Great Falls, Montana; siblings, Rosie Wil-liams, Shirley McGee and Joe Miller, all of Crawford; Addie Clay and Jimmy Hairston, both of Columbus, Margaret Williams and Louise Stewart, both of Pittsburgh, Johnny Miller of Crawford, Ros-ie Elliot of Columbus, Mary Hall and Annie Wade, both of Macomb, Michigan, Cherrie Arnold of Starkville, Martha Scott of Shelby Township, Michigan, Lillie Tramell and Cheri Marie Anthony, both of Newman, Georgia, Pecola Sims of Litho-nia, Georgia, Williedale Robinson of Stone Mountain, Georgia, and Willie Jean Shelton of Lancaster, Texas.

Pallbearers will be Roy Stewart Jr., Rickey Clay, J.C. Miller, Willie Roby Sr., Anniah Lewis and Earnest Lang Jr.

Willie BrownBROOKSVILLE —

Willie Brown died Feb. 25, 2016, at his resi-dence.

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

Jesse BrownCOLUMBUS —

Jesse Lee “Preacher” Brown died Feb. 24, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospi-tal-Golden Triangle.

Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul MB Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is today from noon-7 p.m. at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home.

Mr. Brown was born Sept. 29, 1935, to the late Earlean and Joseph Brown. He was a mem-ber of St. Paul Mission-ary Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preced-ed in death by his wife, Hilda; brothers, Willie Brown and Joseph Brown Jr.; sisters, Josie Cunningham, Rosie Brown and Louise Brown; and sons, Larry Joe Guyton and Ray Charles Guyton.

He is survived by his daughters, Daphine Davis, Mary Moddy, Dorsie Taylor, Rita Har-ris, Genice Petty, Ruby Colvin, Sherry Guyton and Tondra Guyton; son, Bobby Guyton; and numerous grandchil-dren.

Joseph Edinburgh Jr.COLUMBUS — Jo-

seph “JoJo” Edinburgh Jr., 58, died Feb. 20, 2016.

Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Turner Chapel AME Church. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens. Viewing will be two hours prior to services. A memorial service is today from 5-7 p.m. at the church. Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrange-ments.

Mr. Edinburgh was born Jan. 31, 1958, to the late Johnnie Lou Knox and Joseph Edinburgh Sr. He was a member of Turner Chapel AME Church. He attended Mary Holmes Community College and Jackson State University. He was previously em-ployed by Kroger.

He is survived by his children, Joseph Mylon Edinburgh of Columbus and Deshun-da Bolden of Memphis, Tennessee; sister, John-nie Edinburgh-Coggins of Columbus; and one grandchild.

Pallbearers will be Albert Harris, Bobby Jordan, Larry Stewart, Morris Murray, Joe Abrams and Floyd Webber.

William SmithCOLUMBUS — Wil-

liam Earl “Bill” Smith, 86, died Feb. 20, 2016, at Missis-sippi State Veterans Home.

Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Carter’s Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens. Visitation is today from 3-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Smith was born Sept. 18, 1929, to the late Israel Smith and Louise Penny. He was previously employed in Airline Manufacturing and served in the U.S. Army.

In addition to his par-ents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Georgia Mae Mosley.

He is survived by his children, Darlene Poole of St. Louis, Missouri, Linda Stradford of Dal-las, Georgia, Alphonso Smith of Columbus, Georgia, Edward Smith of Columbus, Reginald Smith of Houston, Texas, Anthony Smith of Jonesboro, Arkan-sas, and Kimberly

Tate of Columbus; brother, Alfred Taylor of Columbus; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Betty OdenealNOXUBEE COUN-

TY — Betty Odeneal, 75, died Feb. 16, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Trian-gle.

Services will be Sat-urday at 11 a.m. at Sec-ond James Creek MB Church with Michael Tate officiating. Burial will follow in Church Cemetery. Visitation is today from noon-6 p.m. at Carter’s Funeral Service of Macon.

Ms. Odeneal was born Aug. 11, 1940, to the late John Wash-ington Odeneal and Pearl Watford. She was a member of Second James Creek MB Church and was em-ployed at Odeneal’s Day Care Center.

She is survived by her children, Robert Earl Thomas of Kos-ciusko and Josephine Odeneal of Macon; siblings, Ann Brown of East St. Louis, Illinois, Margaret Sanders of Cincinnati, Ohio, Willie Ruth Walker of Chicago, Illinois, John Odeneal of Chicago, Illinois, Mary Taylor of Columbus and Mattie Pearl Agins of St. Lou-is, Missouri; five grand-children; and three great-grandchildren.

Glenda MosleyMACON — Glenda

W. Mosley died Feb. 22, 2016, at Noxubee Gen-eral Hospital in Macon.

Services will be Sat-urday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. Lonzell Black. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Visitation is today from 1-5 p.m. at Lee-Sykes Funeral Chapel and one hour prior to services.

Mrs. Mosley was born Aug. 1, 1930, to the late Stacy and Carrie Wilbon. She was a member of Oakleaf Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was pre-ceded in death by her sisters, Neva Cotton, Lillie Wilbon and Elett Hill; brothers, Willie Wilbon and Rufus Wil-bon; and son.

She is survived by her daughters, Ethel Mason; sisters, Creaty Wilbon and Lucy Town-sand, both of Macon; brother, Hal Wilbon of Macon; and two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Jerry IngramMACON — Jerry In-

gram, 70, died Feb. 25, 2016, at Aurora Health and Rehabilitation.

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

Clida ScalesWEST MONT, Ill.

— Clida “Lil’ Sister” Scales, 55, died Feb. 19, 2016.

Ser-vices will be Satur-day at 11 a.m. at New Zion Pilgrim MB Church with the Rev. Christopher D. Wriley. Burial will follow in New Zion

Pilgrim Cemetery. Visitation is today from 1-7:30 p.m. at Lee-Sykes Chapel of Columbus.

Mrs. Scales was born March 21, 1960, to the late Ledger and Willie Bell Easley.

In addition to her parents, she was pre-ceded in death by her three daughters.

She is survived by her daughters, Ramo-na Scales and Sonitha Scales, both of Naper-ville, Illinois; brothers, Mack Easley, Rufus Easley, Wayne Easley and Jerome Easley, all of Columbus; sisters, Christine Chandler, Annie Easley, Vanessa Jones, Carrie Rice and Dianne Henderson, all of Columbus, Por-tia Jackson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Susie O’Neal of Char-lotte, North Carolina; and two grandchildren.

Timothy SmartDEMOPOLIS, Ala.

— Timothy James Smart, died Feb. 17, 2016, in Meridian.

Ser-vices will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Fair-view MB Church. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Visitation is today from noon-6 p.m. at Lee-Sykes Funeral Chapel.

Mr. Smart was born July 12, 1995, to Sarah Rainer and the late Willie James.

In addition to his paternal mother, he is survived by his father, Howard Smart Sr.; mother, Gloria Smart; brothers, Willie Rainer Jr. of Columbus, Marty Smart and Howard Smart Jr., both of Craw-ford, Devaress Smart of Brooksville and Jeremy Smart of Cincinnati.

Easter PatmonCOLUMBUS —

Easter Mae “Boom” Patmon, 73, died Feb. 20, 2016, at Baptist Me-morial Hospital-Golden Triangle.

Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Shiloh Full Gospel MB Church with the Rev. Everett Little officiat-ing. Burial will follow in Brick MB Church Cemetery. Visitation is today from 3-8 p.m. at

Carter’s Funeral Services.

Ms. Pat-mon was born Sept. 6, 1942, to the late Van Bon-ner and Virgie Patmon. She was previously employed by Johnston Tombigbee Furniture Company. She was a member of Brick MB Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Tony Patmon; daughter, Tracy Pat-mon; siblings, Classie Griffin, Flora Allen, Nancy Aviles, Ella Ca-radine, Randle Hairston and Steve Hairston; and one grandchild.

She is survived by her children, Melissa Johnson, Jacqueline Andrews, Michelle Patmon, Daphne Terry, Nefertiti Patmon, Roxie Staples and Takeylh Patmon, all of Colum-bus; siblings, Cora Jen-nings, Mary Hairson and Thelma McGee, all of Columbus, Ida Davis of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Lonnie Bonner; 23 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

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July engaging with other develop-mental education specialists and experts from all over the country.

“I am honored to have been named a scholarship recipient,” Leonard said. “I am excited to at-tend this conference, not just for myself but as a representative of EMCC and the state of Mississippi. I am excited to engage with others who work with this population and bring what I learn home to our stu-dents and to my colleagues.”

Leonard has been invited to re-ceive her award at the annual Na-tional Association for Developmen-tal Education (NADE) conference

in Anaheim, California, in March.“We could not be prouder of Gin-

ny,” EMCC Golden Triangle Aca-demic Dean Gina Thompson said. “Adept, gregarious, and energetic are the words that merely scratch the surface of this wonderfully-de-serving instructor. She competed with other teachers from all over the country for this scholarship, and by winning she has proven that EMCC is home to some of the best instructors in the world.”

While Leonard teaches all levels of English at EMCC, she has been a leader in the school’s developmen-tal program for several years, and in 2014, she was awarded the Vashti Underwood Muse Outstanding De-velopmental Educator of the Year for the state of Mississippi.

Leonard has been a full-time member of the EMCC Golden Tri-angle campus academic faculty since 2011. She lives in Columbus with her husband Wade and her two sons Mark, 6, and David, 3.

EMCC instructor one of two in nation awarded competitive scholarship

Courtesy photoEast Mississippi Community College English instructor Ginny Leonard is one of two educators in the nation awarded the McGraw-Hill Education Scholarship.

BY KATHLEEN HENNESSEY AND JOSH LEDERMANThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Searching for a way to put a new justice on the nation’s highest court, President Barack Obama is hoping that all politics really is lo-cal — even Supreme Court politics.

The president and his allies are pressuring Re-publican senators back home, aiming to make life politically uncomfortable for the lawmakers who’ve vowed that only Obama’s successor will fill the seat of the late Antonin Scalia.

It’s a long shot. Only a few Republicans have ex-pressed openness to even hold hearings on a nomi-nee. Obama must first get Republicans to break from leadership on that and then win confirmation support from 14 GOP senators.

The president is still trying to make his case. The White House said Thursday Obama will meet next week with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, Democratic leader Harry Reid, Judicia-ry Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Pat-rick Leahy, the commit-tee’s top Democrat.

‘She competed with other teachers from all over the country for this scholarship, and by winning she has proven that EMCC is home to some of the best instructors in the world’

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Two meetings, two perspectives on drugsThere were two public

meetings Thursday evening in Columbus, both touching a common topic but from far different perspectives.

At the Municipal Complex, the local NAACP chapter met before a packed house to dis-cuss, among other things, how the “War on Drugs” has led to mass incarceration that has been particularly devastating in black communities.

It is a narrative that has been gaining traction in recent years.

Books such as “The New Jim Crow” and “Chasing the Scream” tell the story of how the nation’s drug policies have done far more harm than good.

The latter book draws a direct parallel to the country’s epic failure during Prohibition in the 1920s and 1930s.

When the alcohol industry was controlled and operated by the criminal class, it gave rise to an unprecedented increase in violence. When prohibition ended, crime rates fell dramatically. The same holds true for the drug indus-try, many argue.

In either case, prohibition did not reduce the use of drugs or alcohol; it simply turned over an enormously profit-able industry to the criminal element.

Meanwhile, a mile or so west at the Trotter Center, another meeting was going on

— The Southside/Downtown Neighborhood Watch meet-ing, which attracted about 20 residents.

It should be noted that there are two “Southsides.” One — which encompasses the area between Second Av-enue North and Eight Avenue South from the river to MUW — is predominantly middle and upper-middle class and white. The other “Southside” — south of Eighth Avenue and west of MUW — is largely black and poor.

Thursday’s meeting was held by the former group and they, too, had drugs on their mind.

On a table in the front of the room, the Columbus Police

Department had a display that featured a poster that showed the most common illegal drugs and how they are classi-fied — depressants, hallucino-genics, opiates, etc.

Residents wanted to know if the recent crimes that have spilled over in their neighbor-hood were drug-related.

Brent Swan of the CPD’s Criminal Investigation Divi-sion, said the answer was a qualified “yes.” The crimes he said, had an element of drugs — the suspects were drug users, but their crimes were neither a part of drug transac-tions nor tied to gang-related drug enterprises.

What comfort this gave to the residents is unclear, but

the difference between how the question of drugs was viewed at these two meeting is interesting.

The Neighborhood Watch group is seeing the issue from the point of view of how things are. The NAACP group viewed it from the perspective of how things should be.

Someday, those two per-spectives may converge.

When that happens, it will likely signal the beginning of the end for the “War on Drugs” and usher in a new approach to the question, for better or worse.

Until then, how we look at the drug question will depend largely on demographics and personal experience.

Reader commentThe following is an edited selection

of reader comments posted at the end of stories and columns published on-line. More can be found at www.cdispatch.com. Pro-brewery bills die in Legislature Tuesday

frank: When you say BUD, you’ve said it all in this here state.

Raider: So, are Mr. Smith’s suit and car adorned with the Anheuser Busch logos?

Irvingtonguy: Once again, a legis-lator bought and paid for by lobbyist. Mississippi last again in moving for-ward. If all the other 49 states allow it (even Utah, for goodness sake) then there must not be a problem with it.

Mr. Smith how about taking care of your constituents instead of big business for a change.

Elias: He should be required to drive around with a BUD personal-ized tag, or at least a 4SALE one. …

How safe is your drinking water?Waterlover: Thanks for this educa-

tional article. Would like to add some highly pertinent info. Unfortunately, water quality problems are numerous, and are nationwide (See NYTimes article on Feb 9 titled “Unsafe lead lev-els in tap water not limited to Flint”).

Water quality is not just about aging pipes or regulated contami-nants such as arsenic, lead, mercury, nitrates and bacteria levels. There is a larger issue of unregulated chemicals ... and there are hundreds.

Many of these contaminants are implicated in cancer and endocrine disorders. They come from decades of industrial and agricultural runoff pollution and are present in varying levels all over the country in both municipal tap water and private well water, and there is practically NO testing done for these.

For those who want to be proactive about protecting themselves and their families, it is best to install a NSF-cer-tified reverse osmosis filter under the kitchen sink for drinking and cooking water needs.

Any filter that broadly takes out contaminants will also remove healthy minerals, and therefore it is important to add essential minerals like calcium and magnesium back into the purified water by using a product such as EMDROPS (electro-lyte mineral drops). This is the most cost-effective solution for individuals and families at present …

CatgirlMSU: Starkville has had ma-jor issues with dirty, disgusting water as recently as the past few weeks. It’s not a problem on the county water systems, but city water is brown and gross. The officials mentioned in your first paragraph, who claim that the problems in Flint aren’t a problem here, are in denial and need to rethink their claims. Starkville’s dirty water is going to get worse if they keep pretending it’s not a problem.

Elias: Well, supreme irony! Ameri-can tourists, all these past years while traveling overseas, even Europe, were always warned: Don’t drink the water. Sadly, we are quickly becoming, in our very backyard, a third-world nation …

LOCAL VOICES

Time to quit talking and just do itWhen I say we’re

starting from scratch, I wish I were talking about biscuits. Unfortunately I am referring to an all too familiar subject: the on-again, off-again Starkville Police Department build-ing.

This discussion goes back at least 20 years or more when we were looking at the donated old Walmart location.

According to those here during that time an alder-man “submarined” that effort, and now it seems to be deja vu all over again.

Each time a plan has been formulated and moved along the path to completion, someone has killed it. From the Walmart turned bowling alley, to the Highway 25 by-pass, to the Millsaps car dealership, to the corner of 389 and Highway 182. The problems cited have either been: The project was not in downtown, or it was too expensive, or it was a Taj Mahal that we don’t need.

In the most recent board of alder-men meeting, Chief Frank Nichols and architect Gary Shafer presented the financial estimates for two options for a police department building that should meet the city’s current needs.

One version was an interior-fo-cused $3 million-plus product. The other has a $5.4 million price tag. The differences in the costs were a good bit of cosmetic exterior work and some additional interior improve-ments and a prisoner drop-off area (sally port). Either option meets the

basic needs of a police department.

Alderman Perkins, speaking in his most ele-gant third-person manner, provided yet again an opportunity to sabotage our best chance of finally getting a police station underway.

He delivered a soliloquy on the matter and closed by saying he would vote for anything that gets the chief what he needs. The irony of that was the chief was presenting what he needs, but Roy didn’t seem to be buying it.

Alderman Perkins used such language as “whatever it takes to get there” and “quit talking about it and do something,” all of which sounded great if he hadn’t also said “suspend” the architect and we “don’t need to rush” and “build it from the ground up.” I pretty much got whiplash during his verbal stream of consciousness.

No Taj Mahal this, but a historic, downtown building with a virtually impenetrable outer structure and a high-tech, up-to-date interior. The best part is we already own it. That combination sounds like the perfect marriage for taxpayers and city leaders.

The hard part is over. The board authorized the $3 million worth of bonds for the basic version of the renovation and they are ready to be issued. There has not been the gnash-ing of teeth and public blowup seen in the past when the board authorized

bonds, so the vocal minority and the silent majority must approve of mov-ing forward.

We could be underway by summer and done by the next election. And Alderman Perkins says he will vote for the full 5.4 million as long as it makes the Chief happy. I am guessing the Chief will be happy if it gets done while he is this side of retirement age.

One board member questioned the value of improving the old city hall building.

The only way to support and main-tain the existence of our meaningful, historic structures is to appreciate them and repurpose them. This is the model for keeping that idea alive.

This building is the old armory building and it has the bones and the skin and the location that make it worth keeping and updating. By keep-ing it, we keep a historic downtown structure intact, making it modern on the inside and preserving this bit of our architectural history. I think of it as a facelift and not a coffin.

Alderman Perkins is right about one thing. It is time to quit talking and just do it. All it takes at this point is for the board of aldermen to vote to issue the bonds and the building can be ready in 2017.

The up-shot of it is that we have bobbed for this apple multiple times and seem to simply keep on wa-ter-boarding ourselves. Mixed meta-phor, but you get my drift.

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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NEW YORK — The fight between Apple and the FBI over access to a San Bernardino killer’s iPhone isn’t the first time industry and government have tangled over privacy and security. Every revo-lution in communications technology has sparked new battles over its use that changed the course of law enforcement, sur-veillance and civil liber-ties.

Here are some famous cases that helped estab-lish the rules that govern the government’s access to our conversations and other personal details:

The telegraphThe telegraph upended

nineteenth-century no-tions of time and distance, making possible same-day — and sometimes faster — communication where previously it had taken days or weeks for a mailed letter to arrive by train or steamer. Its users, though, had little expectation of privacy. All messages passed through the hands of telegraph op-erators, and the telegrams themselves were easily accessible to government agents.

Many states had pri-vacy laws forbidding the telegraph company to let others read a telegram meant for you, according to a Mississippi Law Jour-nal article by Wesley Mac-Neil Oliver, a Duquesne University law professor. But it was far less clear what evidence the govern-ment needed to present a court to justify a wiretap.

Western Union, eager to let customers know it was looking out for their privacy, jumped at the opportunity to object to government subpoenas in the mid-to-late 1800s. The company would ar-gue that the government’s requests for information were too broad and that they were unreasonable searches not permitted by the Constitution.

The company’s efforts helped set a standard for telegram subpoenas, Ol-iver wrote. For instance, the government had to

provide a “reasonably ac-curate description of the paper wanted, either by its date, title, substance, or the subject it relates to,” in-stead of just requesting an “indiscriminate search” for information contained in a broad swath of tele-grams, he said.

The telephoneLaw enforcement ef-

forts soared with Prohi-bition, leading to a con-frontation with phone technology. A particular-ly famous case revolved around Roy Olmstead, a former Seattle police of-ficer who became known as “King of the Northwest Bootleggers” for running a ring of liquor importers and distributors in the 1920s.

Federal agents tapped the phone company’s wires outside Olmstead’s company offices and by his home in an era when there was no warrant re-quirement for doing so, said Richard Hamm, a history professor at the State University of New York at Albany. Evidence gathered from the taps was crucial to Olmstead’s conviction.

The case went to the Supreme Court, where four of the then-major phone companies filed briefs in support of the convicted bootlegger, ar-guing that the warrant-less wiretaps violated con-stitutional prohibitions on unreasonable searches

and self-incrimination.The Supreme Court

upheld Olmstead’s con-viction in 1928, ruling the wiretap evidence al-lowable since Olmstead’s physical house wasn’t searched nor his papers seized. But the decision galvanized legislative ef-forts to ban wiretapping by federal agents, Hamm said. The 1934 Communi-cations Act, which regu-lated telecommunications and set up the FCC, also criminalized wiretapping and barred the use of wiretap evidence in court.

Almost 30 years lat-er, another Supreme Court case involving the FBI bugging of a public telephone booth largely overturned the Olmstead decision. The high court used the case to lay out the broad principle that the Fourth Amendment protects individual priva-cy, said Washington Uni-versity Law professor Neil Richards, and not just the “physical sanctity of the home.”

From Western Union to Apple: When tech battled governmentCommunications technology revolutions sparked new battles changing the course of law enforcement, surveillance and civil liberties

Apple: FBI seeks ‘dangerous power’ in fight over phoneBY ERIC TUCKER AND TAMI ABDOLLAHThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. on Thursday asked a federal magis-trate to reverse her or-der that the company help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone, accusing the federal government of seeking “dangerous power” through the courts and of trampling on its constitutional rights.

The filing represents Apple’s first official re-sponse since the judge’s order last week and builds upon arguments voiced by the company’s chief executive and sup-porters. It marks the lat-est salvo in a court fight that could create mean-ingful precedent and es-tablish new legal bound-aries in the policy battle

between national secu-rity and digital privacy — a clash FBI Director James Comey says is the “hardest question I’ve seen in government.”

“No court has ever authorized what the gov-ernment now seeks, no law supports such unlim-ited and sweeping use of the judicial process, and the Constitution forbids it,” Apple said.

The Justice Depart-ment is proposing a “boundless interpreta-tion” of the law that, if left unchecked, could bring disastrous reper-cussions, the company warned in a memo sub-mitted to Magistrate Sheri Pym that aggres-sively challenges policy justifications put for-ward by the Obama ad-ministration in the last several days.

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Melissa Click’s actions were “not compatible with university policies and did not meet expectations for a university faculty mem-ber,” Pam Henrickson, chairwoman of the Univer-sity of Missouri System’s Board of Curators, said during a conference call with other top administra-tors.

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Kabir Karriem (D-Co-lumbus), the state House of Representatives and the Oktibbeha County NAACP chapter.

The topics spanned neighborhood crime, racial profiling, drug ad-diction, prison reform and pathways to criminal record expungement, among others.

About 50 individuals with convictions on their records brought copies of sentencing orders to work with a number of volun-teer lawyers in filing for expungements — or the removal of the conviction from their record.

A panel discussion featured Karriem, newly elected District Attorney Scott Colom, Lowndes County District 5 Su-pervisor Leroy Brooks, former Lowndes Coun-ty District 4 Supervisor Jim Terry and others, who took questions and shared personal stories of their histories involv-ing the black population and the criminal justice system. The panel also featured a discussion led by Jackson-based lawyer Latrice Westbrooks on the expungement pro-cess, and other potential outlets of reducing the continuing impact of past criminal offenses.

Expungement Westbrooks began

the conversation by con-gratulating the room on the “bold step to make change” in electing Co-lom, who she said prom-ises a better-held under-standing of the issues of criminal justice facing the community. She contest-ed the belief held by some that those with criminal convictions that have proved themselves wor-thy should not be able to complete their lives with a clean slate.

“There’s no such thing as a natural-born crimi-nal,” Westbrooks said.

While there are certain crimes that are almost im-possible to remove from one’s record, Westbrooks implored those with such histories to not give up — even applying for things like a gubernatorial or presidential pardon — if they have a compelling story to tell.

“All hope is not lost,” she said, adding that even with charges like sales of drugs, individuals are still able to register to vote — and warned that

certain individuals might tell them, wrongly, they cannot — or try to dis-courage them. “No one convicted of (drug-relat-ed crimes) in the state of Mississippi is prohibited from voting.”

She further listed 21 crimes that will disen-franchise those with such convictions from voting, but said for some they may have the possibility of having their records expunged. While those with certain crimes like murder, manslaughter or carjacking are “out of luck,” she said every record is worth looking into.

Westbrooks, who said she had been a prosecutor for nearly two decades, shared her experiences witnessing the inequal-ities of the criminal jus-tice system — including, when she first started and the Drug Enforcement Administration and its drug task forces looked to be “tough on those who pushed drugs.”

“But the people that suffered the most were the ones with those one-rock transactions (and not large scale operations),” she said, adding such peo-ple were convicted “to the fullest extent,” receiving 20- and 30-year sentences for selling crack cocaine and marijuana.

“The laws are still the same, but now (judges) know they can’t be as harsh,” Westbrooks said.

She advised those who know anyone going through the criminal jus-

tice system for the sale, distribution, manufactur-ing or transfer of drugs to discuss options with an attorney regarding getting their charges re-duced.

Westbrooks — who spoke of Columbus as a place with a history of convicting people to the “fullest extent” — also spoke of seeing, first hand, the difference in possibilities afforded to white criminals com-pared with blacks.

She said that when she was a young attorney a judge told a prosecutor to reduce a possession charge in order to not “mess up” the life of young white man, who had been charged with selling “a lot” of powdered cocaine — something she’d never seen him do with any per-son of color.

“In my world, you need the powder to make the crack,” Westbrooks said.

A new eraThe rest of the discus-

sion focused on a discus-sion of the ways the crimi-nal justice system and the black community have become intertwined.

“We live in a new era, the ‘New Jim Crow,’” Brooks said. “(It’s) not ob-vious now, now they kill us through the courts.”

Karriem shared statis-tics of the Mississippi pris-on population — 12,000 of the 18,000 in custody are black — 4,200 of them for non-violent crimes.

“For it to be so skewed, there is something wrong

with that picture,” he said, calling on members of the black community to not turn the other way when someone close to them ends up with an ar-rest. He pointed out that he, too, could have been “another statistic.”

“If little Timmy, or Tina gets in trouble we can’t throw them to the wolves,” Karriem said.

He spoke of efforts of lawmakers this week in Jackson to expand ex-pungement proceedings to more offenses. The bill failed to get out of com-mittee, but Karriem said he will continue to fight the matter.

Brooks pointed out that with the U.S. having the largest prison popula-tion in the world — with Mississippi one of the top in the country, and Lown-des and Rankin counties some of the highest in the state — it doesn’t look good for the area.

“(That) means we are one of the worst in the world,” he said.

Colom spoke of his plan to incorporate a new way to approach non-vio-lent crimes to reduce re-cidivism rates.

He mentioned “30 years of evidence” show-ing sending those with drug offenses to prison does not work, adding he plans to work to instead change behaviors and remove individuals from bad environments so they can get their “lives back on track.”

“The best plan is to re-habilitate outside of the system,” he said, sug-gesting he will work on placement of those with non-violent crimes in diversion programs. “I know (the prison system) does not rehabilitate peo-ple.”

Still, he promised not to back down on recent in-creases in shootings and violent crimes.

“I can’t tolerate it, be-cause you can’t tolerate it,” he said.

An ‘unraveling thread’While Nixon — who

was one of about five in-dividuals who shared their stories in front of the room — found she is currently unable to have her record expunged, she spoke of her thankfulness to the community, like Karriem whose family afforded her a job after she became overrun with probation fees and other

debt following her prison leave. She said even with “two, three jobs” and after opening her open cosmet-ics business, she was un-able to keep up with pay-ments from her criminal past. She said she’s happy to know she is still able to vote — and said she had, in terms of making up her mind on a candidate, only definitely decided against billionaire candidate Don-ald Trump.

“If he says all that about Hispanics and Lati-nos, what do you think he thinks about the rest of us?” she said.

She said she wants to see change in a “messed up” system, which she attributed as part of the reason for increased vi-olence among the black community.

“They’re angry,” she said. “It’s just like an un-raveling thread.”

‘21 Crimes that disenfranchise’■ The Mississippi Constitution lists 21 convictions that take away the right to vote: arson, armed robbery, bigamy, bribery, carjacking, embezzlement, extortion, felony bad check, felony shoplifting, forgery, larceny, murder, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, rape, receiving stolen property, robbery, statutory rape, theft, timber larceny, and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.NAACP Mississippi’s website states that the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 initially listed 10 crimes that would strip voting rights, but lawmakers added eleven new crimes in 2004. It also notes “while some of the listed crimes are crimes of passion, most of them are money-related, meaning poor people tend to commit them.”For more information, visit: naacpms.org/jim-crow-still-disen-franchising-voters/

■ Misdemeanors and minor convictions are the main offens-es available for expungement under Mississippi law. For more information on expungement in Mississippi, visit: papillonfoundation.org/ criminal-record-resources/mississip-pi/adult-forms-conviction/

■ “Released by Grace,” a local support group for convicted felons and their loved ones — “transitioning convicted felons successfully from incarceration to society” — meets every third Thursday of the month from 6 to 7 p.m. at 516 Military Road in Columbus. For more information, call Quincy Brooks at 662.425.0560. The group is open to all individuals of the community.

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ber’s finance committee. Like Smith, Fillingane chairs the Senate group.

Both Chism, Ellis and Roberson said they ex-pect the House to pass one of the proposed mea-sures and are optimistic Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, who wields significant control over Senate spending measures, will back the bill.

Chism said the spend-ing measure “certainly

has to have the nod of the” lieutenant governor.

“If we can have a good meeting with (Reeves), we can make it. He killed (last year’s funding at-tempt) because Republi-cans didn’t want a lot of bond bills coming out,” Ellis said two weeks ago.

“It’s really needed. Every other MHP station has been updated in the past years. Ours hasn’t and is the most overcrowded. I’ve seen lines of people standing outside waiting to get licenses because the building can’t support the crowd.”

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MEMPHIS — A funer-al home says Elvis Pres-ley’s former personal doc-tor has died.

Memorial Park Funeral Home in Memphis said in an obituary posted on its website that 88-year-old George C. Nichopoulos died Wednesday.

Known as “Dr. Nick,” Nichopoulos was Presley’s doctor for 11 years before the singer’s death from heart disease on Aug. 16, 1977.

Elvis Presley’s doctor, ‘Dr. Nick’ Nichopoulos, dies at 88

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The No. 16 Mississippi State women’s basketball team went back out on the road and grabbed another quality win in its march to the NCAA tournament.

Victoria Vivians had a g a m e -high 21 p oi nt s to help No. 16 MSU build a 16-point lead and hold on for a 66-61 vic-tory against Vanderbilt in Southeastern Conference game at Memorial Gym.

MSU won its second conference road game in five days to improve to 23-6 and 10-5 in league play, while Vanderbilt fell to 15-13 and 4-11.

The win was MSU’s third win ever at Memorial Gymnasium, and its first since 2010. It also helped MSU win 10 or more con-ference games for the first time in back-to-back sea-sons, and the third time in program history.

The win helped MSU retain sole possession of third place in the league. No. 11 Texas A&M won Thursday at Auburn to clinch second place in the SEC. A victory against Al-abama at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Starkville would help MSU wrap up third place in the SEC and secure a double bye in the SEC tournament, which begins Wednesday in Jackson-ville, Florida.

A win against Alabama would allow MSU to match the school record for con-ference wins in a season.

“Our kids played real-ly well,” MSU coach Vic Schaefer said. “We defend-ed well. We rebounded well.

BY BEN WAITbwait@cdispatch.com

STARKVILLE — John Cohen hopes his starting pitchers are anxious to get back on the mound.

After seeing four start-ers not do what they were

e x p e c t e d to do last w e e k e n d , the Missis-sippi State b a s e b a l l coach is looking for more from D a k o t a

Hudson, Daniel Brown, Austin Sexton, and Zac Houston this weekend when No. 24 MSU (2-2) plays host to Massachu-setts Lowell (0-0) and Nicholls State (4-1). MSU will play UMass Lowell at 4:30 p.m. today (SEC Net-work +) and at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The Bulldogs and Colonels play at 11 a.m. Saturday and at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

“We just didn’t answer the bell the first week-end,” Cohen said. “I think they’ve made some pret-ty good adjustments this week, and I think they’re chomping at the bit to get right back out there.”

Hudson, a junior right-hander, made his first start since 2014 last Friday and only lasted five innings in a loss to Florida Atlantic. He allowed two runs on five hits, but he settled down after allowing two runs in the first inning.

The Dunlap, Tennes-see, native will start to-night against sophomore right-hander Andrew Ryan, who was 2-2 with a team-low 2.67 ERA in 11 appearances (seven starts) last season.

Sexton, who allowed four runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings Saturday in a

BY DAVID MILLERSpecial to The Dispatch

When heavy rains battered the Golden Trian-gle this week, race fans likely were left shaking their heads.

After all, rain and wet weather last season forced more than a dozen races to be canceled or postponed. Magnolia Motor Speedway’s an-nouncement Wednesday that tonight’s races in the eighth-annual Frostbuster 250 presented by Carl Hogan Toyota started the 2016 campaign

much like 2015 began.But the Golden Triangle will have racing

this weekend, as Magnolia will host two days of races Saturday. Hot laps will begin at 4:30 p.m., more than two hours earlier than usual. Promot-er Johnny Stokes said rain and near-freezing temperatures prompted him to move all of the races to Saturday.

“The pits were pretty bad, so we had to let those dry out,” Stokes said. “We should be fine

BY BEN WAITbwait@cdispatch.com

STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State men’s basket-ball team is looking to avenge an-other Southeastern Conference loss.

In revenge games this season, MSU has defeated Arkansas and Alabama and lost to Texas A&M.

At 1:30 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network), MSU (12-15, 5-10 SEC) will get another chance when it plays host to South Car-olina (23-5, 10-5) at Humphrey Coliseum.

MSU lost to South Carolina 84-74 on Jan. 26 in Columbia, South Carolina. After seeing Ar-kansas make 16 3-pointers in an 82-68 victory on Jan. 9 in Fayette-ville, Arkansas, MSU limited Ar-kansas to one 3-pointer in a 78-46 victory on Feb. 9.

Against Alabama, MSU blew a chance to win in regulation and lost 82-80 in overtime on Feb. 2. MSU then beat Alabama 67-61 last Saturday in Tuscaloosa.

MSU is 3-2 in its last five games. Four of those games

have been decided by nine points or less. Freshman Quinndary Weatherspoon has found a role as a do-it-all player, and leads the team in scoring (14.9 points per game) in conference games. Se-nior Craig Sword has found a role as a secondary scorer and his en-tire game has evolved.

MSU also is playing better defense and doing enough on offense.

“We’re playing better here later in the year,” Howland said. “I just wish we could have won a couple of those early games at Florida or the (Texas) A&M game at home. Hopefully, we’ll play well.”

MSU is allowing 72.9 ppg. Op-ponents are shooting 43.3 per-cent from the field.

The Gamecocks are averag-ing 77.1 ppg. and are shooting

43.1 percent from the field. Se-nior forward Michael Carrera leads South Carolina with 14.8 ppg., while junior guard Sindari Thornwell is averaging 12.7 and junior guard Duane Notice is av-eraging 11.4.

After losing back-to-back games to Kentucky and Missou-ri, South Carolina has regrouped to beat Florida in overtime last Saturday and Tennessee 84-58 on Wednesday.

n In other basketball news, the 1996 Final Four team will be honored at halftime.

It has been 20 years since the Bulldogs won the SEC tourna-ment and made the school’s only appearance in the Final Four.

Richard Williams, who is the color commentator for the MSU men’s basketball games on radio, coached MSU to a 26-8 record that season and wins against VCU, Princeton, Connecticut, and Cincinnati in the NCAA tournament. Syracuse beat MSU in the Final Four.

Follow Dispatch sports writer Ben Wait on Twitter @bcwait

From Special Reports

INDIANAPOLIS — A school-record six members of the 2015 Mississippi State foot-ball team are in Indianapolis this week for the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.

All six played pivotal roles in the most successful two-year stretch in MSU history. The invitees include: linebacker Beniquez Brown, cornerback Taveze Calhoun, defensive tack-le Chris Jones, quarterback Dak Prescott, cornerback Will Redmond, and wide receiver De’Runnya Wilson.

NFL Network will televise on-field workouts at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Streaming vid-eo and content also will be available at NFL.com.

The six invitees eclipse the previ-ous MSU single-Combine record of five in 2000. MSU is tied for fifth in

the Southeastern Conference in NFL Combine invites this year, one year after the Bulldogs pro-duced four. Under coach Dan Mullen, 25 MSU players have been invited to the NFL Com-bine since 2010.

Players will go through six measurable drills of their choos-ing — 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone drill, and shuttle run in front of representatives of all 32 league teams. Each player will have the opportunity to in-terview with the teams. Several also will attend MSU’s Pro Tim-ing Day on Thursday, March 10.

Prescott and Wilson went through measurements and media interviews Thursday. They will have their on-field drills Saturday morning.

Jones, who has rocketed into most top 50 draft boards, will meet with the media today. He will have his bench

BY DAVE CAMPBELLThe Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — The North Dako-ta State football team won the Football Championship Subdivision champion-ship in each of Carson Wentz’s five sea-sons at the school, the last two with him as a starter.

He’s a 6-foot-5, 237-pound quarter-back with 10-inch hands and ideal size in the eyes of NFL scouts.

Accuracy is one of his strengths, and mobility isn’t a weakness. He’s af-fable and confident, with-out any hint of off-the-field trouble. His team ran an offense that translates

better to the professional game than the read-option and spread schemes that have multiplied throughout the college game.

Yet there’s still skepticism Wentz will

continue to face until he takes his first snap because his competition didn’t take place in a power conference. How can teams trust he is worth such a high draft pick and not too good to be true?

He gave the first answer last month at the Senior Bowl.

“It showed I can handle that game speed. There’s still going to be a big jump going forward, but that was prob-ably the big question everyone wants to know: Can he adjust? He was playing FCS ball. All these guys are FBS guys,” Wentz said. “I think I went in there and proved that I could handle it.”

With the draft two months away, Wentz has become its hottest commodi-ty despite his limited experience, includ-ing a broken right wrist that kept him out for seven games last season. ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. called the choice the Cleveland Browns could face with the second pick a “flip of the coin” be-tween Wentz and California quarterback

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BY ADAM MINICHINOaminichino@cdispatch.com

CARROLLTON, Ala. — The thought of being a “tackling dummy” or a designated blocker doesn’t bother Daniel Powell.

When you have grown up working on your par-ents’ farm, you’re accus-tomed to long hours and plenty of chores, so the idea of pushing yourself to be the best in one of the nation’s best programs certainly sounded like a dream to Powell. After all, national champion Al-abama and coach Nick Sa-ban could have their pick of the litter from anywhere in the United States. It didn’t occur to Powell, a standout linebacker and lineman at Pickens Acad-emy, a Class AA school in the Alabama Independent School Association, that he really would get an op-portunity to play college football at the highest lev-el.

But intangibles like work ethic, drive, and ded-ication often don’t show up on a highlight tape or on a stat sheet. Those are some of the traits Alabama Di-rector of Player Personnel Jody Wright saw in Powell. An invitation to a game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, led to a meeting with Saban that started a recruiting process that led to one thing after another.

On Thursday, Powell took the final step on that journey when he signed an offer to be a preferred walk-on at Alabama. Foot-ball teammate Chance Britt joined Powell in the ceremony by signing a scholarship to play foot-ball at Belhaven Universi-ty in Jackson.

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Powell talked with Pickens Acad-emy football coach Josh Thacker about the road he would have to travel as a walk-on at Alabama. He understands he isn’t going to earn a lot of glamorous work and that it likely will take a few years for him to have a chance to earn playing time, but that’s OK because he is excited to be part of a national power.

“It was surprising,” Powell said. “I would never have thought I would get the opportunity. It didn’t cross my mind until it actually happened. All of the schools that were look-ing at me and offering me scholar-ships were all smaller schools, and I wouldn’t think DI Alabama, being who they are, would contact me, but they did. I am glad they did.”

Powell envisions being in the mix at H-Back, or fullback, or growing into a role on the defensive line. He said he wasn’t swayed by an imme-diate opportunity to play at another school or a chance to earn individual honors on another level. He said he knows it will take him time to have a chance to take the field, but he said he wanted to take on the challenge of realizing that goal.

“I knew if I didn’t do it I probably would regret it,” Powell said.

Britt said he had an offer from Waldorf College, a NAIA school in Forest City, Iowa, but he followed up after an initial contact with coaches at Belhaven. His decision re-opened the recruiting process and led to Thursday’s signing. Britt said he never had been to Belhaven and didn’t know much about the school before he went on his visit. He said he liked the coaching staff and the atmosphere on campus.

“I have always wanted to go play, but I never really thought about it when it came down to it,” Britt said. “It is great. I realized midway through the football season (that he had an opportunity to play foot-ball in college). I talked to coach

(Thacker) about putting together a recruiting film, and he did a lot for us.”

On Feb. 11, Britt and Powell also were a part of the Pickens Academy powerlifting team’s overall state championship. It is the program’s first overall state title since 2007. Former football coach Lynn Wright, who is now the superintendent of schools in Lowndes County, was in-strumental in building a powerlift-ing tradition at the school. It is the school’s first state championship since the girls basketball team won one in 2013.

Thacker, who also coaches the school’s powerlifting team, said Britt, Powell, Landon Hattaway, and Ryan Harcrow have been “cata-lysts” for a lot of the athletic success at the school the past few years. All four players were named AISA All-Stars in football for the West team for helping Pickens Academy win a first-round playoff game and finish-ing the season 6-6. He said it pains him that all four are graduating at the end of the school year, but he spoke with pride about the hard work and example all four have set in their careers at the school.

“When you’re calling coaches and you’re talking about the charac-ter of a young man and how he is go-ing to benefit your program and four years from now what kind of man he is going to be, it is easy when you’re talking about guys like Chance Britt, Daniel Powell, Ryan Harcrow, and Landon Hattaway,” Thacker said. “You’re speaking from the heart. ... They’re high-character guys. They’re going to be quality young men when they grow up.”

Britt won the 148-pound weight class, while Powell won the 232-pound class. Powell also set a state record in his weight class with a squat of 555 pounds.

Hattaway was second in the 165-pound weight class, while Har-

crow won the 181-pound class.Hattaway recently signed a

$95,000 scholarship to attend avia-tion school at Louisiana Tech. Har-crow is expected to sign a football scholarship with Huntingdon Col-lege, a Division III school in Mont-gomery, Alabama.

Powell, who is 6-foot-1, 235 pounds, played a variety of positions for the Pirates, including middle linebacker, center, left guard, kick-er, and fullback.

Britt, a 5-9 dual-threat out of the backfield, is expected to see a similar role at Belhaven, a member of the American Southwest Con-ference and the National Christian College Athletic Association.

Thacker expects Britt and Powell to make the transition to college. He acknowledged it might take Powell a little longer, especially if he red-shirts like Powell said he believes he will in his first season in Tusca-loosa. But while waiting a year and then wondering if you’re going to get a chance to play would convince a lot of other players not to pursue a challenge, Thacker said Powell is different.

“He has a competitor’s heart,” Thacker said. “He has always had that. ... You can tell in the weight room how he competes, condition-ing how he competes, football how he competes. He plays basketball and he competes. He works hard every day.

“He loves when people tell him he can’t do something, or I don’t know if this is the right thing to do. It sets a fire off in him, which you love as a football coach. He wants to get it done, and you just love seeing that. That is how he always has been. It is not something I did. It is something he has had since I have been here.”

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Karyla Middlebrook scored 13 points and Al-abama scored its last 14 points from the foul line to end a 42-game losing streak against Tennessee with a 54-46 victory on Thursday night, which also sent the Lady Volunteers to their school record 12th loss of the season.

Hannah Cook added 10 points for Alabama (15-13, 4-12 Southeastern Confer-ence), which hadn’t beat-en Tennessee (16-12, 7-8) since the 1984 SEC tourna-ment.

“I’m proud of the effort tonight,” Alabama coach

Kristy Curry said. “It was a special night for our se-niors. That’s how a team is supposed to play on Senior Night. We’ve led in six SEC games in the fourth quarter and couldn’t finish. I was really proud for our kids tonight to be able to finish this one. This qualifies us for the postseason, and I’m really happy about that for a lot of reasons.”

Bashaara Graves had 15 points, Jaime Nared 13, and Mercedes Russell had 10 and 11 rebounds for the Lady Vols, who were play-ing their first game with-out a Top 25 ranking since 1985, a string of 565 weeks.

Quanetria Bolton opened the fourth quarter

with a 3-pointer after a Ten-nessee turnover to put the Crimson tide up 40-29. The Lady Vols used an 8-0 run to pull within 45-42 on a basket by Te’a Cooper with 2:21 to play. Alabama made 9 of 10 free throws from there to finish 12 of 18 in the quarter.

Tennessee had its worst shooting game of the sea-son, going 0 for 11 from 3-point range and finish-ing at 26 percent (18 of 69) overall.

Alabama will take on No. 16 Mississippi State at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Hum-phrey Coliseum.

n No. 3 South Carolina 66, Ole Miss 45: At Oxford, South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson made every shot she tried

Thursday night. Her teammate Alaina Coates finished with her 15th dou-ble-double of the season.

Just another night for the Game-cocks’ talented post tandem.

Now the program is just one win away from finishing the SEC regular-sea-son schedule undefeated.

Wilson scored 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting, Coates added 11 points and 14 rebounds and No. 3 South Carolina cruised past Ole Miss for the win.

“It was just kind of one of those nights,” Wilson said. “We stayed within our system and our system is getting it inside. We just take what the defense gives us and play off each other.”

South Carolina (27-1, 15-0) has won five-straight games since its only loss of the season to top-ranked UConn.

The Gamecocks jumped out to a 34-19 by halftime, holding Ole Miss to just five points in the second quarter.

It was another rough night for Ole Miss in a season full of them. The Reb-els — who have lost nine straight and 13 of 14 — shot just 14 of 63 (22.2 percent) from the field.

“That’s the story of our season right there,” Ole Miss coach Matt Insell said. “Look at the box score, look at the shoot-ing percentages. We get great shots and we don’t make them.”

Ole Miss (10-18, 2-13) made a brief run in the third quarter to pull within 36-29, but South Carolina’s Bianca Cuevas stopped the charge with a pair of free throws and the Gamecocks were on their way to the win.

South Carolina shot the ball well, making 23 of 41 (56.1 percent) from the field, but struggled with 29 turnovers.

“Our offense has been something that’s a work in progress,” said South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. “We took a few steps back tonight, but our defense sustained us all game long.”

Madinah Muhammad led Ole Miss with 20 points. Shandricka Sessom add-ed 13.

South Carolina continued its un-defeated charge through league play thanks to the dominant night from Wilson and Coates. The Gamecocks had a 40-8 scoring advantage in the paint with both players routinely getting open looks.

Alabama ends 42-game skid to Tennessee; Ole Miss falls to No. 3 South Carolina

BY RONALD BLUMThe Associated Press

NEW YORK — Base-ball made its call on the Chase Utley slide: out.

Major League Baseball and the players’ union have banned rolling blocks to break up potential double plays, hoping to prevent a repeat of the takeout by Utley that broke the leg of New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada during last year’s playoffs.

“From my understand-ing, we’ve been trying to work on this for a few years now,” Utley said at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ camp, “so I don’t think one instance determined ev-erything.”

Maybe, but fans may see it another way — the Chase Utley Rule.

Under the change an-nounced Thursday, a run-ner must attempt a “bona fide slide,” defined as making contact with the ground ahead of the base, being in position to and trying to reach the base with a hand or foot, try-ing to remain on the base after the slide, and sliding within reach of the base without changing his path to initiate contact with a fielder.

An umpire can call both the runner and batter out for a violation. Base-runners may not elevate or kick a leg above the field-er’s knee or throw his arm or upper body.

A runner who makes a permissible slide cannot be charged with interfer-ence, even if he makes contact with a fielder.

“I imagine there will be a little bit of an adjustment for the middle infielders, but also the baserunners,” Utley said.

Tejada missed the World Series due to the in-jury sustained at Dodger Stadium in the NL Divi-sion Series. Utley was sus-pended for two games, a penalty still under appeal.

“Did Chase catch him good? Yeah. Could Tejada have maybe done a couple things to get out of the way?,” said Philadelphia infielder-outfielder Cody Asche, a former Utley teammate.

Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus looked at Utley’s slide and the rule change from two perspectives.

“I didn’t have any prob-lem with that, even if it looked a little dirty,” he said. “But in that situation, I’d probably be doing the same, trying to break the double play.”

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Rolling block slides banned after injury to Tejada

BaseballThursday’s College Scores

SOUTHFreed-Hardeman 16, Calumet 0Tenn. Wesleyan 3, Goshen 0

Southeastern ConferenceThursday’s Games

No games scheduledToday’s Games

Hofstra vs. Missouri, 2 p.m.Penn State vs. South Carolina, 3 p.m.Southern vs. Auburn, 3 p.m.Kentucky vs. UC Santa Barbara, 3 p.m.South Alabama vs. Georgia, 4 p.m.Louisville vs. Ole Miss, 4 p.m.UIC vs. Vanderbilt, 4 p.m.Texas A&M vs. Pepperdine, 4 p.m.UMass Lowell vs. Mississippi State, 4:30 p.m.Florida vs. Miami, 6 p.m.North Dakota vs. Alabama, 6:30 p.m.Sacramento State vs. LSU, 7 p.m.Rice vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m.Tennessee vs. Grand Canyon, 8 p.m.

BasketballNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBToronto 38 18 .679 —Boston 34 25 .576 5½New York 24 35 .407 15½Brooklyn 16 42 .276 23Philadelphia 8 49 .140 30½

Southeast Division W L Pct GBMiami 32 25 .561 —Atlanta 31 27 .534 1½Charlotte 29 27 .518 2½Washington 26 30 .464 5½Orlando 25 31 .446 6½

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 41 15 .732 —Indiana 31 26 .544 10½Chicago 30 26 .536 11Detroit 29 29 .500 13Milwaukee 24 34 .414 18

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 49 9 .845 —Memphis 33 23 .589 15Dallas 30 28 .517 19Houston 29 29 .500 20New Orleans 23 34 .404 25½

Northwest Division W L Pct GBOklahoma City 41 17 .707 —Portland 30 28 .517 11Utah 28 29 .491 12½Denver 23 35 .397 18Minnesota 18 40 .310 23

Pacific Division W L Pct GBGolden State 52 5 .912 —L.A. Clippers 37 20 .649 15Sacramento 24 32 .429 27½Phoenix 14 44 .241 38½L.A. Lakers 11 48 .186 42

Thursday’s GamesGolden State 130, Orlando 114Boston 112, Milwaukee 107New Orleans 123, Oklahoma City 119Brooklyn 116, Phoenix 106Houston 119, Portland 105San Antonio 96, Utah 78

Today’s GamesCharlotte at Indiana, 6 p.m.Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.Cleveland at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.Orlando at New York, 6:30 p.m.Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Denver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 9 p.m.Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesMiami at Boston, 2 p.m.Minnesota at New Orleans, 6 p.m.Portland at Chicago, 7 p.m.San Antonio at Houston, 7 p.m.Detroit at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.Golden State at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.Brooklyn at Utah, 8:30 p.m.Memphis at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Men’s College Scores

EASTCanisius 65, Niagara 60Drexel 74, Delaware 64Fairleigh Dickinson 67, Mount St. Mary’s 54LIU Brooklyn 80, CCSU 74Northeastern 58, Coll. of Charleston 57Penn St. 56, Nebraska 55Robert Morris 73, Sacred Heart 63Seton Hall 70, Providence 52St. Francis Brooklyn 79, Bryant 72Towson 69, James Madison 67Wagner 69, St. Francis (Pa.) 54

SOUTHCharlotte 114, UTSA 108, 2OTCoastal Carolina 68, Charleston Southern 60Cumberlands 70, Lindsey Wilson 68Duke 80, Florida St. 65E. Kentucky 76, Jacksonville St. 54ETSU 80, Furman 75Georgetown (Ky.) 79, Shawnee St. 66Georgia Southern 88, Appalachian St. 63High Point 87, Winthrop 85Hofstra 70, UNC Wilmington 69Kennesaw St. 73, Lipscomb 57Louisiana Tech 73, North Texas 62, OTLouisiana-Lafayette 73, Troy 63Louisiana-Monroe 66, South Alabama 59Morehead St. 69, Tennessee Tech 59North Florida 81, Jacksonville 80Old Dominion 74, UTEP 53Pikeville 73, Cumberland (Tenn.) 69Presbyterian 74, Longwood 73Radford 60, Campbell 56Rice 76, Southern Miss. 74, OTSC-Upstate 72, NJIT 71SMU 69, Memphis 62Stetson 80, Florida Gulf Coast 73UAB 95, Marshall 91UConn 81, South Florida 51UNC Asheville 73, Liberty 56UNC Greensboro 92, The Citadel 63UT Martin 72, Tennessee St. 56VMI 91, Mercer 82W. Carolina 53, Wofford 48W. Kentucky 78, Middle Tennessee 72William & Mary 75, Elon 65

MIDWESTAustin Peay 80, SIU-Edwardsville 75Cleveland St. 63, N. Kentucky 58Davenport 91, Siena Heights 66DePaul 83, St. John’s 75E. Illinois 85, Murray St. 74Findlay 82, Wayne (Mich.) 55Grand Valley St. 78, Ferris St. 69Hillsdale 72, Saginaw Valley St. 62IPFW 87, W. Illinois 75Indiana 74, Illinois 47Lake Superior St. 96, Northwood (Mich.) 94Michigan Tech 85, N. Michigan 75Nebraska-Omaha 102, Oral Roberts 98North Dakota 80, Portland St. 77S. Dakota St. 71, N. Dakota St. 59South Dakota 85, IUPUI 82Wright St. 87, Youngstown St. 81

SOUTHWESTOklahoma Christian 97, St. Edward’s 90Texas St. 71, Arkansas St. 60UALR 72, Texas-Arlington 60

FAR WESTBYU 99, Portland 81Cal St.-Fullerton 78, Cal Poly 77California 75, UCLA 63Gonzaga 82, San Diego 60Montana 90, Idaho St. 77N. Colorado 72, Sacramento St. 67Pacific 79, San Francisco 70Saint Mary’s (Cal) 75, Santa Clara 50Stanford 84, Southern Cal 64UC Santa Barbara 78, CS Northridge 63Utah 81, Arizona St. 46Weber St. 68, Montana St. 60

TOURNAMENTAmerican Southwest Tournament

QuarterfinalsE. Texas Baptist 70, Mary Hardin-Baylor 64Hardin-Simmons 82, Texas-Dallas 68

Appalachian Athletic ConferenceQuarterfinals

Bluefield 68, Milligan 58Reinhardt 84, Bryan 80Tenn. Wesleyan 93, Truett McConnell 77Union (Ky.) 87, Montreat 68

CIAA TournamentQuarterfinals

Bowie St. 73, St. Augustine’s 71, OTVirginia St. 71, Fayetteville St. 57

Skyline ConferenceSemifinals

Old Westbury 82, Yeshiva 60St. Joseph’s (NY) 80, Sage 72

The Associated Press Men’s Top 25 Fared

Thursday1. Villanova (24-4) did not play. Next: at

Marquette, Saturday.2. Kansas (24-4) did not play. Next: vs.

Texas Tech, Saturday.3. Oklahoma (22-5) did not play. Next: at

No. 25 Texas, Saturday.3. Virginia (21-6) did not play. Next: vs.

No. 7 North Carolina, Saturday.5. Xavier (25-3) did not play. Next: at

Seton Hall, Sunday.6. Michigan State (23-5) did not play.

Next: vs. Penn State, Sunday.7. North Carolina (23-5) did not play.

Next: at No. 3 Virginia, Saturday.8. Iowa (20-7) did not play. Next: at Ohio

State, Sunday.9. Arizona (22-6) did not play. Next: at No.

22 Utah, Saturday.10. Maryland (23-5) did not play. Next: at

No. 20 Purdue, Saturday.11. Louisville (22-6) did not play. Next: at

No. 12 Miami, Saturday.12. Miami (22-5) did not play. Next: vs.

No. 11 Louisville, Saturday.13. Oregon (22-6) did not play. Next: vs.

Washington, Sunday.14. West Virginia (21-7) did not play. Next:

at Oklahoma State, Saturday.15. Duke (21-7) beat Florida State 80-65.

Next: at Pittsburgh, Sunday.16. Kentucky (21-7) did not play. Next: at

Vanderbilt, Saturday.17. Iowa State (19-9) did not play. Next:

vs. Kansas State, Saturday.18. Indiana (23-6) beat Illinois 74-47.

Next: at No. 8 Iowa, Tuesday.19. Baylor (20-8) did not play. Next: at

TCU, Saturday.20. Purdue (21-7) did not play. Next: vs.

No. 10 Maryland, Saturday.21. Texas A&M (21-7) did not play. Next:

at Missouri, Saturday.22. Utah (22-7) beat Arizona State 81-46.

Next: vs. No. 9 Arizona, Saturday.23. Notre Dame (19-8) did not play. Next:

at Florida State, Saturday.

24. SMU (23-4) beat Memphis 69-62. Next: vs. Tulane, Sunday.

25. Texas (18-10) did not play. Next: vs. No. 3 Oklahoma, Saturday.

SEC Men Conference All Games W L Pct. W L Pct.Kentucky 11 4 .733 21 7 .750South Carolina 10 5 .667 23 5 .821Texas A&M 10 5 .667 21 7 .750Vanderbilt 9 6 .600 17 11 .607LSU 9 6 .600 16 12 .571Ole Miss 8 7 .533 18 10 .643Florida 8 7 .533 17 11 .607Alabama 7 8 .467 16 11 .593Georgia 7 8 .467 14 12 .538Arkansas 7 8 .467 14 14 .500Tennessee 6 9 .400 13 15 .464Mississippi State 5 10 .333 12 15 .444Auburn 5 10 .333 11 16 .407Missouri 3 12 .200 10 18 .357

Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Today’s GamesNo games scheduled

Saturday’s GamesOle Miss at Georgia, 11 a.m. (SEC Network)South Carolina at Mississippi State, 1:30 p.m. (SEC Network)Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 3 p.m. (WCBI)Texas A&M at Missouri, 3 p.m. (ESPNU)Auburn at Alabama, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)Arkansas at Tennessee, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network)Florida at LSU, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Conference USA Men Conference All Games W L Pct. W L Pct.UAB 12 2 .857 22 5 .815Marshall 11 3 .786 15 12 .556Middle Tenn. 10 4 .714 18 8 .692Louisiana Tech 9 5 .643 20 7 .741UTEP 9 6 .600 17 11 .607Old Dominion 8 6 .571 15 12 .556North Texas 6 8 .429 11 16 .407Rice 6 8 .429 11 16 .407Charlotte 6 8 .429 10 17 .370FIU 6 9 .400 12 16 .429W. Kentucky 5 9 .357 13 14 .481FAU 5 10 .333 7 21 .250Southern Miss. 4 10 .286 7 18 .280UTSA 3 12 .200 5 23 .179

Thursday’s GamesCharlotte 114, UTSA 108, 2OTOld Dominion 74, UTEP 53W. Kentucky 78, Middle Tennessee 72UAB 95, Marshall 91Rice 76, Southern Mississippi 74, OTLouisiana Tech 73, North Texas 62, OT

Today’s GamesNo games scheduled

Saturday’s GamesWestern Kentucky at UAB, 11 a.m. (Fox Sports Network)Marsall at Middle Tennessee, 5 p.m.FIU at Florida Atlantic, 6 p.m.Rice at Louisiana Tech, 6 p.m.UTEP at Charlotte, 6 p.m.UTSA at Old Dominion, 6 p.m.North Texas at Southern Mississippi, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Conference All Games W L Pct. W L Pct.Texas Southern 13 1 .929 14 12 .538Alcorn State 11 4 .733 13 13 .500Jackson State 10 4 .714 15 12 .556Southern U. 10 5 .667 18 10 .643Alabama St. 6 8 .429 11 15 .423Alabama A&M 5 9 .357 9 14 .391Prairie View 5 9 .357 5 21 .192MVSU 5 10 .333 5 24 .172Ark.-Pine Bluff 4 11 .267 6 23 .207Grambling St. 3 11 .214 6 20 .231

Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Today’s GamesNo games scheduled

Saturday’s GamesSouthern at Alcorn State, 4 p.m.Alabama State at Prairie View, 5 p.m.Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State, 7:30 p.m.Alabama A&M at Texas Southern, 7:30 p.m.Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Grambling State, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Thursday’s Women’s College Scores

EASTAlbany (NY) 88, Mass.-Lowell 57Canisius 54, Niagara 45Georgia Tech 66, Pittsburgh 60Monmouth (NJ) 76, Rider 61Siena 60, Marist 56Syracuse 71, Boston College 55Vermont 63, New Hampshire 59

SOUTHAlabama 54, Tennessee 46Appalachian St. 68, Georgia Southern 62Florida 82, LSU 56Florida St. 56, NC State 52Georgia 72, Arkansas 57Kentucky 69, Missouri 59Lindsey Wilson 72, Cumberlands 66Louisiana-Monroe 67, South Alabama 54Louisville 79, Miami 51Marshall 73, UAB 65Maryland 83, Wisconsin 77Mercer 80, Wofford 32Mississippi St. 66, Vanderbilt 61Northwestern St. 73, SE Louisiana 58Samford 77, Furman 63Shawnee St. 67, Georgetown (Ky.) 49South Carolina 66, Mississippi 45Texas A&M 57, Auburn 49Troy 90, Louisiana-Lafayette 83Virginia 72, North Carolina 68Virginia Tech 54, Wake Forest 48W. Kentucky 62, Middle Tennessee 51

MIDWESTGrand Valley St. 80, Ferris St. 46Green Bay 70, Wright St. 55IUPUI 63, S. Dakota St. 60Ill.-Chicago at Cleveland St., ppd.Michigan Tech 80, N. Michigan 38Milwaukee 78, N. Kentucky 71Northwood (Mich.) 49, Lake Superior St. 45Notre Dame 71, Clemson 52Purdue 74, Rutgers 68, OTS. Illinois 68, Illinois St. 55Saginaw Valley St. 73, Hillsdale 55South Dakota 90, IPFW 63W. Illinois 100, N. Dakota St. 89Wayne (Mich.) 90, Findlay 76

SOUTHWESTArkansas St. 87, Texas St. 50Charlotte 64, UTSA 54Louisiana Tech 78, North Texas 67Oklahoma Christian 94, St. Edward’s 67Oral Roberts 67, Nebraska-Omaha 58Rice 76, Southern Miss. 74UALR 49, Texas-Arlington 43UTEP 70, Old Dominion 64

FAR WESTBYU 84, Portland 59CS Bakersfield 76, Grand Canyon 67Hawaii 70, Cal St.-Fullerton 50Montana 62, Idaho St. 47Montana St. 92, Weber St. 71North Dakota 75, Portland St. 62Sacramento St. 83, N. Colorado 72Saint Mary’s (Cal) 78, Santa Clara 70San Diego 58, Gonzaga 57San Francisco 81, Pacific 71UC Santa Barbara 66, UC Irvine 37Washington 73, Utah 60Washington St. 83, Colorado 70

TOURNAMENTAmerican Southwest Conference

QuarterfinalsE. Texas Baptist 73, Mary Hardin-Baylor 70Howard Payne 80, Texas-Dallas 73LeTourneau 86, Hardin-Simmons 78

Appalachian Athletic ConferenceQuarterfinals

Bluefield 46, Point (Ga.) 44Bryan 74, Columbia (SC) 50Montreat 82, Milligan 75Tenn. Wesleyan 61, St. Andrews 58

MIAC TournamentSemifinals

St. Mary’s (Minn.) 78, Gustavus 70St. Thomas (Minn.) 69, Concordia (Moor.) 48

NACC TournamentSemifinals

Aurora 66, Concordia (Wis.) 63Wis. Lutheran 70, Benedictine (Ill.) 52

Old Dominion Athletic TournamentFirst Round

Emory & Henry 88, Bridgewater (Va.) 87Guilford 86, Randolph-Macon 67

Skyline ConferenceSemifinals

Old Westbury 82, Mount St. Vincent 69Sage 73, Mount St. Mary (NY) 55

WHAC TournamentQuarterfinals

Davenport 75, Concordia (Mich.) 50Indiana Tech 68, Cornerstone 56Lawrence Tech 54, Northwestern Ohio 44Madonna 81, Siena Heights 76

WIAC TournamentSemifinals

Wis.-Oshkosh 38, Wis.-Stevens Pt. 21Wis.-River Falls 50, Wis.-Eau Claire 47

The AP Women’s Top 25 FaredThursday

1. UConn (27-0) did not play. Next: vs. Tulane, Saturday.

2. Notre Dame (27-1) beat Clemson 71-52. Next: vs. Boston College, Saturday.

3. South Carolina (27-1) beat Mississippi 66-45. Next: vs. LSU, Sunday.

4. Baylor (28-1) did not play. Next: at Kansas State, Saturday.

5. Ohio State (23-5) did not play. Next: at No. 20 Michigan State, Saturday.

6. Maryland (26-3) beat Wisconsin 83-77. Next: vs. Minnesota, Sunday.

7. Oregon State (24-3) did not play. Next: at No. 13 Stanford, Friday.

8. Texas (25-2) did not play. Next: vs. TCU, Saturday.

9. Arizona State (24-4) did not play. Next: at Southern Cal, Friday.

10. Louisville (23-6) beat No. 17 Miami 79-51. Next: vs. Pittsburgh, Sunday.

11. Texas A&M (21-7) beat Auburn 57-49. Next: vs. No. 15 Kentucky, Sunday.

12. Florida State (22-6) beat N.C. State 56-52. Next: vs. No. 17 Miami, Sunday.

13. Stanford (22-6) did not play. Next: vs. No. 7 Oregon State, Friday.

14. UCLA (20-7) did not play. Next: vs. Arizona, Friday.

15. Kentucky (20-6) beat No. 24 Missouri 69-59. Next: at No. 11 Texas A&M, Sunday.

16. Mississippi State (23-6) beat Vanderbilt 65-59. Next: vs. Alabama, Sunday.

17. Miami (22-6) lost to No. 10 Louisville 79-51. Next: at No. 12 Florida State, Sunday.

18. Syracuse (23-6) beat Boston College 71-55. Next: ACC Tournament.

19. DePaul (23-7) did not play. Next: at Marquette, Saturday.

20. Michigan State (21-7) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 Ohio State, Saturday.

21. South Florida (20-7) did not play. Next: vs. Temple, Saturday.

22. Oklahoma State (20-7) did not play. Next: at West Virginia, Saturday.

23. Oklahoma (18-9) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa State, Saturday.

24. Missouri (21-7) lost to No. 15 Kentucky 69-59. Next: vs. Vanderbilt, Sunday.

25. Colorado State (25-1) did not play. Next: vs. Nevada, Saturday.

GolfPGA Tour Honda Classic

ThursdayAt PGA National Resort and Spa,

The ChampionPalm Beach Gardens, Florida

Purse: $6.1 millionYardage: 7,140; Par 70 (35-35)

Partial First RoundSergio Garcia ...................................31-34—65Michael Thompson ..........................31-34—65William McGirt ................................ 32-34—66Rickie Fowler .................................. 32-34—66George McNeill ............................... 32-35—67Shane Lowry ................................... 34-33—67David Lingmerth ............................. 32-35—67Jimmy Walker ................................. 34-33—67Justin Hicks ..................................... 33-34—67Jason Dufner .................................. 35-33—68Si Woo Kim ......................................37-31—68Adam Hadwin ................................. 33-35—68Erik Compton .................................. 33-35—68Sean O’Hair .................................... 34-35—69Justin Thomas ................................ 33-36—69Phil Mickelson ..................................37-32—69Paul Casey ...................................... 34-35—69Sam Saunders .................................31-38—69Ollie Schniederjans ........................ 34-35—69Greg Owen ...................................... 35-34—69Darron Stiles ................................... 33-36—69Vijay Singh ...................................... 33-36—69Cameron Tringale ............................34-36—70Scott Brown .....................................35-35—70Brendon de Jonge ...........................37-33—70Stuart Appleby .................................35-35—70Smylie Kaufman ..............................34-36—70Adam Scott ......................................34-36—70Russell Knox ....................................35-35—70Brooks Koepka ................................36-34—70Gary Woodland ................................35-35—70Blayne Barber ..................................35-35—70Ricky Barnes ...................................33-37—70Will Wilcox .......................................35-35—70Chesson Hadley ..............................31-39—70Anirban Lahiri ..................................36-34—70Derek Fathauer ................................34-36—70Harold Varner III ..............................33-37—70Tom Hoge.........................................34-36—70Hudson Swafford ............................. 37-34—71Matthew Fitzpatrick ......................... 37-34—71Daniel Summerhays ........................36-35—71Steve Wheatcroft .............................36-35—71Tyrone Van Aswegen ......................33-38—71Hideki Matsuyama ........................... 37-34—71Retief Goosen .................................. 34-37—71Dawie van der Walt ..........................36-35—71Ernie Els ........................................... 37-34—71Ian Poulter........................................ 34-37—71Mark Hubbard ..................................35-36—71Sung Kang .......................................36-35—71John Huh ..........................................38-33—71Scott Pinckney .................................33-38—71Jerry Kelly ........................................36-35—71Alex Cejka ........................................36-35—71Ben Martin .......................................36-35—71John Senden ....................................35-36—71Davis Love III ...................................36-35—71Graeme McDowell ...........................35-36—71Jason Bohn ......................................35-36—71Andrew Loupe ..................................35-36—71Andy Sullivan ...................................36-35—71Will MacKenzie ................................ 34-37—71Lucas Glover ....................................35-36—71Freddie Jacobson ............................37-35—72Emiliano Grillo .................................38-34—72Camilo Villegas ................................35-37—72Kevin Kisner .................................... 36-36—72Pat Perez .........................................34-38—72Tony Finau .......................................38-34—72Jeff Overton .....................................37-35—72Brett Stegmaier................................35-37—72Charles Howell III ............................34-38—72Angel Cabrera ................................ 36-36—72Brendon Todd ..................................34-38—72Rory McIlroy.................................... 36-36—72Geoff Ogilvy .....................................35-37—72Graham DeLaet ...............................35-37—72Jamie Donaldson ............................ 36-36—72Boo Weekley ....................................37-36—73Peter Malnati ....................................37-36—73Branden Grace ................................35-38—73Billy Horschel ...................................34-39—73Robert Streb ....................................34-39—73Kyle Stanley .....................................36-37—73Francesco Molinari ..........................34-39—73Luke List ...........................................37-36—73Spencer Levin ..................................34-39—73Stewart Cink ....................................35-38—73Padraig Harrington ..........................36-37—73Daniel Berger ...................................37-36—73Steve Marino ....................................34-39—73Ryan Palmer ....................................35-38—73Jonas Blixt .......................................36-38—74Jamie Lovemark ..............................38-36—74Russell Henley ..................................37-37—74Patrick Reed ....................................36-38—74Brendan Steele .................................37-37—74Jim Herman......................................36-38—74Carlos Ortiz ......................................35-39—74Matt Every ........................................35-39—74Robert Allenby .................................35-39—74Chad Campbell ................................35-39—74Seung-Yul Noh ................................ 35-40—75Mike Weir .........................................36-39—75Bernd Wiesberger ...........................39-36—75Chris Stroud .....................................36-39—75Colt Knost ........................................36-39—75Hiroshi Iwata ....................................38-37—75Ken Duke .........................................37-38—75Mark Wilson .....................................37-38—75Fabian Gomez .................................38-37—75Matt Jones .......................................33-42—75Zach Johnson ..................................40-35—75Luke Donald .....................................38-37—75Patton Kizzire ..................................37-38—75Morgan Hoffmann............................38-37—75Chad Collins ................................... 36-40—76Patrick Rodgers ...............................38-38—76Dicky Pride.......................................38-38—76Chris Kirk .........................................37-39—76Rory Sabbatini .................................39-37—76Kyle Reifers......................................38-38—76Whee Kim ....................................... 33-43—76Tyler Aldridge ...................................39-37—76Alan Morin ........................................37-39—76Scott Piercy......................................36-41—77David Hearn .................................... 38-39—77Tom Gillis .........................................37-40—77Keegan Bradley .............................. 38-39—77Ben Crane ....................................... 39-38—77Carl Pettersson ........................................... WD

Leaderboard at time of suspended play SCORE THRUMichael Thompson -5 FSergio Garcia -5 FRickie Fowler -4 FWilliam McGirt -4 FDavid Lingmerth -3 FJimmy Walker -3 FGeorge McNeill -3 FShane Lowry -3 FJustin Hicks -3 F

Honda LPGA ThailandThursday

At Siam Country Club (Pattaya Old Course)Chonburi, ThailandPurse: $1.6 million

Yardage: 6,548; Par: 72 (36-36)First Rounda-amateur

Lexi Thompson ............................... 30-34—64Q Baek .............................................31-34—65Amy Yang ........................................ 34-32—66Azahara Munoz .............................. 33-35—68Jenny Shin ...................................... 34-34—68Brittany Lang .................................. 35-34—69In Gee Chun .................................... 34-35—69Sei Young Kim ................................ 34-35—69Minjee Lee ...................................... 34-35—69Paula Creamer ................................ 34-35—69Ha Na Jang ..................................... 34-35—69Anna Nordqvist ............................... 35-34—69Pernilla Lindberg ............................ 35-34—69Carlota Ciganda...............................36-34—70Cristie Kerr .......................................34-36—70Chella Choi ......................................36-34—70Eun-Hee Ji .......................................36-34—70Jessica Korda ..................................35-35—70Austin Ernst ..................................... 34-37—71Ilhee Lee ..........................................35-36—71Mariajo Uribe ...................................36-35—71Ariya Jutanugarn .............................35-36—71Xi Yu Lin ...........................................35-36—71Sakura Yokomine.............................35-36—71Wei-Ling Hsu ...................................36-35—71Suzann Pettersen ............................ 37-34—71a-Paphangkorn Tavatanakit ........... 36-36—72Karine Icher .................................... 36-36—72Candie Kung ................................... 36-36—72Morgan Pressel ...............................35-37—72Gerina Piller .....................................38-34—72Beatriz Recari ................................. 36-36—72Budsabakorn Sukapan ....................34-38—72Kim Kaufman ...................................35-37—72Haru Nomura .................................. 36-36—72Inbee Park....................................... 36-36—72Hee Young Park ...............................39-33—72Pornanong Phatlum .........................37-35—72Bo-Mee Lee .....................................37-36—73Ai Miyazato ......................................34-39—73Sydnee Michaels .............................35-38—73Shiho Oyama ...................................36-37—73Lizette Salas ....................................37-36—73Shanshan Feng ...............................38-35—73Mirim Lee .........................................36-37—73Thidapa Suwannapura ....................36-37—73Na Yeon Choi ...................................34-39—73I.K. Kim ............................................36-37—73Mo Martin .........................................37-36—73Hyo Joo Kim .....................................34-39—73Caroline Masson..............................37-36—73Angela Stanford ...............................38-35—73Moriya Jutanugarn ..........................35-38—73Lee-Anne Pace ................................35-39—74Michelle Wie ....................................40-34—74Sandra Gal ........................................37-37—74Mika Miyazato ..................................39-35—74So Yeon Ryu .....................................37-37—74Mi Hyang Lee ....................................37-37—74Kris Tamulis .....................................38-37—75Yani Tseng .......................................38-37—75Charley Hull .....................................38-37—75Stacy Lewis ......................................38-37—75Brittany Lincicome .......................... 35-40—75Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras ........38-37—75Julieta Granada ...............................41-35—76Jaye Marie Green ............................38-38—76Karrie Webb .................................... 36-40—76Sun Young Yoo ............................... 39-38—77Jane Park .........................................42-38—80

RACV Australian Ladies Masters

ThursdayAt RACV Royal Pines Resort

Gold Coast, AustraliaPurse: $277,690

Yardage: 6,445; Par: 73 (36-37)First Rounda-amateur

Brooke Henderson, Canada .......... 35-32—67Nicole Broch Larsen, Denmark...... 32-35—67Marion Ricordeau, France ............. 34-33—67Cheng Ssu-chia, Taiwan ................ 33-35—68Lauren Taylor, England .................. 34-34—68Jiyai Shin, South Korea .................. 33-35—68Camilla Lennarth, Sweden ............. 34-34—68Stacey Keating, Australia ............... 34-35—69Nontaya Srisawang, Thailand ........ 36-33—69Eleanor Givens, England ................35-35—70Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Denmark .36-34—70Malene Jorgnsen, Denmark ............36-34—70Holly Clyburn, England....................36-34—70So Young Lee, South Korea ............35-35—70Katie Burnett, United States ...........34-36—70Isi Gabsa, Germany ........................35-35—70Kylie Walker, Scotland .....................36-34—70Caroline Martens, Norway ..............33-37—70

AlsoDori Carter, United States ...............36-35—71Amelia Lewis, United States ............37-37—74Cheyenne Woods, United States ... 35-40—75Laura Davies, England ....................39-37—76

HockeyNHL

Thursday’s GamesPhiladelphia 3, Minnesota 2Columbus 6, New Jersey 1Toronto 3, Carolina 1Florida 3, Arizona 2N.Y. Rangers 2, St. Louis 1Nashville 3, Chicago 1Winnipeg 6, Dallas 3N.Y. Islanders 2, Calgary 1, OTVancouver 5, Ottawa 3Los Angeles 2, Edmonton 1

Today’s GamesTampa Bay at New Jersey, 6 p.m.Minnesota at Washington, 6 p.m.Boston at Carolina, 6 p.m.Edmonton at Anaheim, 9 p.m.Buffalo at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesArizona at Philadelphia, NoonWinnipeg at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.Florida at Columbus, 2 p.m.St. Louis at Nashville, 2 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Dallas, 3 p.m.Toronto at Montreal, 6 p.m.Detroit vs. Colorado at Denver, Colorado, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Calgary, 9 p.m.Buffalo at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

SoftballSEC

Thursday’s GamesMissouri 17, North Carolina State 2Auburn 5, Boston College 1Stanford 5, Missouri 3Florida 2, UCLA 1Georgia 10, LIU Brooklyn 2Florida 5, North Carolina State 2Georgia 7, CS Fullerton 6

Today’s GamesLipscomb vs. Kentucky, 10:30 a.m.South Carolina vs. UC Santa Barbara, 10:30 a.m.Miami Univ. vs. Kentucky, 12:30 p.m. Tennessee vs. Marshall, 1 p.m.Georgia vs. UCLA, 2:30 p.m.Indiana vs. Texas A&M, 3 p.m.South Carolina vs. Southern Utah, 3 p.m.Northern Iowa vs. Ole Miss, 4 p.m.Boston College vs. Auburn, 4:30 p.m.Washington vs. Florida, 5 p.m.Texas A&M-C.C. vs. Texas A&M, 5:15 p.m.Arizona vs. Alabama, 6 p.m.Illinois State vs. LSU, 6 p.m.Stephen F. Austin vs. Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m.Nebraska vs. Florida, 7:30 p.m.Mississippi State vs. McNeese State, 8 p.m.Missouri vs. Colorado State, 10 p.m.

TennisAbierto Mexicano Telcel

ThursdayAt The Fairmont Acapulco Princess

Acapulco, MexicoPurse: ATP, $1.41 million (WT500); WTA,

$226,750 (Intl.)Surface: Hard-Outdoor

SinglesMen — Quarterfinals

Bernard Tomic (5), Australia, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 7-5, 7-5.Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-3.Dominic Thiem (4), Austria, def. Grigor Dimitrov (7), Bulgaria, 7-5, 6-2.Sam Querrey, United States, def. Taylor Fritz, United States, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

WomenQuarterfinals

Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, def. Johanna Larsson (6), Sweden, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.Christina McHale, United States, def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-2.Sloane Stephens (2), United States, def. Naomi Osaka, Japan, 6-3, 7-5.Yanina Wickmayer (8), Belgium, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (3), Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (3).

DoublesMen — Quarterfinals

Philipp Petzschner, Germany, and Alexander Peya (3), Austria, def. Jonathan Erlich, Israel, and Colin Fleming, Britain, 6-4, 6-2.Oliver Marach, Austria, and Fabrice Martin, France, def. Eric Butorac, United States, and Scott Lipsky, United States, 4-6, 6-4, 12-10.Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, and Robert Farah (1), Colombia, def. Aljaz Bedene, Britain, and Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 1-6, 6-1, 10-4.Treat Huey, Philippines, and Max Mirnyi (4), Belarus, def. Mariusz Fyrstenberg, Poland, and Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, 7-5, 6-2.

Women — QuarterfinalsAnabel Medina Garrigues and Arantxa Parra Santonja (1), Spain, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, and Maria Sanchez, United States, 6-2, 6-3.Maria Irigoyen, Argentina, and Paula Kania, Poland, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, and Paula Cristina Goncalves (3), Brazil, 4-6, 6-4, 10-4.Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, and Johanna Larsson (2), Sweden, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, and Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 7-6 (3), 6-4.Xinyun Han, China, and Christina McHale, United States, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, and Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4.

ATP World Tour Brasil Open

ThursdayAt Esporte Clube Pinheiros

Sao PauloPurse: $499,055 (WT250)Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles — Second RoundPablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.Federico Delbonis (4), Argentina, def. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.Inigo Cervantes, Spain, def. Blaz Rola, Slovenia, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1).Gastao Elias, Portugal, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-4, 6-3.Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, def. Thomaz Bellucci (2), Brazil, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.Pablo Cuevas (3), Uruguay, def. Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, 6-3, 7-5.Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Benoit Paire (1), France, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3.Thiago Monteiro, Brazil, def. Daniel Munoz-De La Nava, Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles — First RoundMaximo Gonzalez, Argentina, and Andre Sa (3), Brazil, def. Marco Cecchinato and Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 7-6 (4), 6-1.Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares (1), Brazil, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, and Eduardo Russi Assumpcao, Brazil, 6-1, 6-3.Andrej Martin, Slovakia, and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo, Chile, def. Pedro Bernardi and Guilherme Clezar, Brazil, 6-3, 3-6, 10-2.Pablo Carreno Busta and David Marrero, Spain, def. Taro Daniel, Japan, and Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.QuarterfinalsJulio Peralta, Chile, and Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, def. Rogerio Dutra Silva, Brazil, and Joao Souza, Brazil, 6-4, 6-3.

ATP World Tour Dubai Duty Free Championship

ThursdayAt Dubai Tennis Stadium

Dubai, United Arab EmiratesPurse: $2.25 million (WT500)

Surface: Hard-OutdoorSingles — Quarterfinals

Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Roberto Bautista Agut (4), Spain, 7-5, 6-0.Stan Wawrinka (2), Switzerland, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (8), Germany, 7-5, 6-1.Feliciano Lopez (6), Spain, def. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, 6-3, retired.

Doubles — QuarterfinalsSimone Bolelli and Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Jamie Murray, Britain, and Tommy Robredo, Spain, 6-4, 6-3.Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski, Poland, def. Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-3, 10-5.

WTA Qatar Total OpenThursday

At The Khalifa Tennis ComplexDoha, Qatar

Purse: $2.517 million (Premier)Surface: Hard-OutdoorSingles — Quarterfinals

Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Zheng Saisai, China, 6-4, 6-3.Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (3).Andrea Petkovic, Germany, def. Garbine Muguruza (4), Spain, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.Agnieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, def. Roberta Vinci (9), Italy, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles — QuarterfinalsGabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, def. Kateryna Bond-arenko and Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 7-6 (4), 7-5.Chan Hao-ching and Yung-jan (4), Taiwan, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, and Julia Goerges (6), Germany, 6-1, 7-6 (6).Daria Kasatkina and Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, 2-6, 6-4, 10-5.Sara Errani, Italy, and Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Yaroslava Shvedova (2), Kazakhstan, 5-7, 6-4, 10-5.

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Prep BasketballToday’s Games

Mississippi High School Activities AssociationClass 6A Playoffs

Girls: Olive Branch at Starkville, 7 p.m.Class 5A Playoffs

Girls: West Point at Lanier, 7 p.m.Class 1A Playoffs

Girls: West Lowndes at Lumberton, 7 p.m.Saturday’s Games

Mississippi High School Activities AssociationClass 6A Playoffs

Girls: Greenville at Columbus, 6 p.m.Boys: Greenville at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.Boys: DeSoto Central at Starkville, 7 p.m.

Class 3A PlayoffsBoys: Aberdeen at Holly Springs, 7 p.m.

Class 1A PlayoffsBoys: Piney Woods at West Lowndes, 7 p.m.

TodayAUTO RACING

8 a.m. — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Heads Up Georgia 250, practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS19 a.m. — NASCAR, Camping World Truck Series, Georgia 200, practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS110 a.m. — NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS111:30 a.m. — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Heads Up Georgia 250, practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS112:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Camping World Truck Series, Georgia 200, practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS11:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Heads Up Georgia 250, final practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS13 p.m. — NASCAR, Camping World Truck Series, Georgia 200, final practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS14:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, qualifying, at Hampton, Georgia, FS1

COLLEGE BASKETBALL6 p.m. — Bowling Green at Akron, CBS Sports Network6 p.m. — Detroit at Oakland, ESPN26 p.m. — Iona at Manhattan, ESPNU6 p.m. — Harvard at Yale, FS18 p.m. — Rider at Monmouth, ESPN28 p.m. — Valparaiso at Milwaukee, ESPNU

COLLEGE HOCKEY6:30 p.m. — Boston University at Notre Dame, CBS Sports Network

GOLF4 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Perth International, second round, at Perth, Australia, TGC1 p.m. — PGA Tour, Honda Classic, second round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, TGCMidnight (Saturday) — LPGA Tour, Honda Thailand, third round, at Chonburi, Thailand, TGC

NBA7 p.m. — Chicago at Atlanta, ESPN9:30 p.m. — Memphis at L.A. Lakers, ESPN

SOCCER1:20 p.m. — Bundesliga, Hertha BSC Berlin at Koln, FS1

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL8 p.m. — Xavier at Villanova, FS1

SaturdayAUTO RACING

7:30 a.m. — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Heads Up Georgia 250, qualifying, at Hampton, Georgia, FS19 a.m. — NASCAR, Camping World Truck Series, Georgia 200, qualifying, at Hampton, Georgia, FS110:30 a.m. — NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, final practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS112:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Heads Up Georgia 250, at Hampton, Georgia, FS13:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Camping World Truck Series, Georgia 200, at Hampton, Georgia, FS1

BOXING9 p.m. — Terence Crawford vs. Hank Lundy, for Crawford’s WBO junior welterweight title, at New York, HBO9 p.m. — Leo Santa Cruz vs. Kiko Martinez, for Cruz’s WBA Super World featherweight title; Julio Ceja vs. Hugo Ruiz, for Ceja’s WBC World super bantamweight title, at Anaheim, California, Showtime

COLLEGE BASKETBALL11 a.m. — Butler at Georgetown, WCBI11 a.m. — Patriot League game TBA, CBS Sports Network11 a.m. — Texas Tech at Kansas, ESPN11 a.m. — Rhode Island at Dayton, ESPN211 a.m. — Cincinnati at East Carolina, ESPNU11 a.m. — UCF at Temple, ESPNEWS11 a.m. — Western Kentucky at UAB, Fox Sports Net11 a.m. — Ole Miss at Georgia, SEC Network11:30 p.m. — VCU at George Washington, NBC Sports Network1 p.m. — Oklahoma at Texas, WCBI1 p.m. — Northern Iowa at Evansville, CBS Sports Network1 p.m. — Arizona at Utah, ESPN1 p.m. — Illinois State at Wichita State, ESPN21 p.m. — Rutgers at Northwestern, ESPNU1 p.m. — Villanova at Marquette1:30 p.m. — William & Mary at James Madison, NBC Sports Network1:30 p.m. — South Carolina at Mississippi State, SEC Network3 p.m. — Kentucky at Vanderbilt, WCBI3 p.m. — DePaul at Providence, CBS Sports Network3 p.m. — Maryland at Purdue, ESPN3 p.m. — Notre Dame at Florida State, ESPN23 p.m. — Texas A&M at Missouri, ESPNU3:30 p.m. — UCLA at Stanford, WLOV4 p.m. — Auburn at Alabama, SEC Network5 p.m. — Boise State at San Diego State, CBS Sports Network5 p.m. — Kansas State at Iowa State, ESPN25 p.m. — West Virginia at Oklahoma State, ESPNU5:30 p.m. — North Carolina at Virginia, ESPN6:30 p.m. — Arkansas at Tennessee, SEC Network7 p.m. — Gonzaga at BYU, ESPN27 p.m. — Baylor at TCU, ESPNU7:30 p.m. — Florida at LSU, ESPN9 p.m. — Fresno State at New Mexico, ESPN210:59 p.m. — UC Irvine at UC Davis, ESPN2

COLLEGE HOCKEY6 p.m. — Boston U. at Notre Dame, NBC Sports Network

DRAG RACING9 p.m. — NHRA, Carquest Auto Parts Nationals, qualifying, at Phoenix (same-day tape), FS1

GOLF4 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Perth International, third round, at Perth, Australia, TGCNoon — PGA Tour, Honda Classic, third round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, TGC2 p.m. — PGA Tour, Honda Classic, third round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, WTVAMidnight — LPGA Tour, Honda Thailand, final round, at Chonburi, Thailand, TGC

MOTOR SPORTS6 p.m. — Monster Energy Supercross, at Atlanta, FS1

NBA7:30 p.m. — Golden State at Oklahoma City, WKDH-WTVA

SOCCER6:40 a.m. — Premier League, Sunderland at West Ham United, NBC Sports Network8:20 a.m. — Bundesliga, Bayern Munich at VfL Wolfsburg, FS211:30 p.m. — Premier League, Crystal Palace at West Bromwich Albion, WTVA

NHL7 p.m. — Detroit at Colorado, WTVA

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL1 p.m. — Ohio State at Michigan State, Big Ten Network3 p.m. — Penn State at Indiana, Big Ten Network3:30 p.m. — Baylor at Kansas State, FS25 p.m. — Illinois at Iowa, Big Ten Network

CALENDAR

ON THE AIR

I am really proud of the ef-fort. We have to hang our hat on our defense. That is what we do best. We went out there and showed that tonight.”

Vivians had her sec-ond-straight game with 20-plus points before foul-ing out in the fourth quar-ter. She was 9 of 14 from the field and had five re-bounds. Her shooting ef-fort marked the first time she has shot better than 50 percent from the field in back-to-back games in SEC play. It is the second time in all games she has accomplished that feat. She did it earlier this sea-son in victories against Norfolk State and Savan-nah State.

Vivians enters MSU’s final regular-season game three points shy of 1,000 points. She would become the 22nd player in school history to reach that mile-stone.

Morgan William added 15 points and six assists, while Dominique Dill-ingham added 12 points and a team-high eight re-bounds. Chinwe Okorie added 10 points.

Behind a strong offen-sive start from Vivians, the Bulldogs built a quick lead. Vivians had eight point to push the Bulldogs to a 14-3 lead with 3 min-utes, 31 seconds left in the first quarter. Vanderbilt missed seven of its first eight shots from the field and couldn’t recover.

MSU stretched its 16-10 first-quarter lead with back-to-baskets by Bre-anna Richardson and Wil-liam. Still, the Bulldogs couldn’t pull away. A late rally helped the Commo-dores cut the deficit to 31-25 at halftime.

In the third quarter, MSU turned up the de-fensive pressure and ap-peared ready to pull away. The Bulldogs opened a 37-25 lead on an Okorie putback. After Vanderbilt

closed to within seven, MSU used a 9-0 run to take a 46-30 lead with 4:15 left third quarter.

Playing on Senior Night, Vanderbilt re-sponded and had the deficit to within 10 en-tering the final quarter. The Commodores used a pair of 3-pointers to slice the deficit to 58-55 with 33 seconds left. Vivians fouled out in that run, but William hit six free throws and Dominique Dillingham added two to seal the deal.

MSU was 23 of 49 from the field (46.9 percent), 4 of 10 from 3-point range (40), and 16 of 22 from the free-throw line (72.7). Vanderbilt was 19 of 40 from the field (47.5 per-cent), 2 of 9 from 3-point range (22.2), and 21 of 25 from the free-throw line (84).

MSU held a 30-21 re-bounding advantage. The Bulldogs had 10 assists and 22 turnovers, while the Commodores had 11 assists and 25 turnovers.

Rachel Bell led Van-derbilt with 14 points. Morgan Batey had 12, and Christa Reed and Mar-qu’es Webb had 11.

MSU will host Alabama at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Se-nior Day festivities at the Humphrey Coliseum will be held before the game with the game, which will be available via the WatchESPN app on SEC Network +.

MSU will honor Sher-ise Williams, its only se-nior player, as part of a special ceremony Sunday.

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FrostbusterContinued from Page 1B

for Saturday.”The bang-for-the-buck race slate will

include the United Speed Contest Sanc-tion winged Outlaw sprint cars, USCS Outlaw Modified, and USCS 600 winged Mini Sprints.

The racing action features more than 400 laps of racing around the 3/8 mile clay oval, including more than 250 laps of championship main events. NeSmith Late Models, Super Late Models, and Factory Stocks also will run.

For the racers, the rain has left them wondering how the newly resurfaced track will hold up. Drivers had a practice session last week, and that session went well, Stokes said.

“Most of them were shocked it didn’t come apart,” Stokes said.

Stokes resurfaced the track after the 2015 season. The track hadn’t been re-surfaced since it opened in 2004. Stokes said the extra dirt is the same as is cur-rently on the surface, and that the track “never had enough dirt on it as far as I’m concerned.”

Ken Schrader, NASCAR veteran driv-er, racing commentator and dirt track racer, will compete in the K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified. He won the 2012 and 2014 Frostbuster Sprint Modified races. He said he hadn’t heard about the new surface at Magnolia until reached for comment Thursday.

“I know they had some rain early this week, but Johnny knows how to work that stuff,” Schrader said. “Going some-where with new dirt after a couple of days of bad weather … I feel good know-ing Johnny is the one in charge.”

Schrader, who raced in more than 80 races in 22 states last season, said the decision to re-surface a track depends on the amount of racing on a surface and what kind of re-surfacing work is done periodically. Some tracks address spe-cific spots, while others lay dirt across the entire track, Schrader said.

“How it will run depends on how wet it is … sometimes the cars will drag the dirt right off the track if it’s good and heavy,” Schrader said, “so it’s something all the dirt tracks have, some worse than others. Magnolia is known for having one of the best surfaces, though, so I don’t anticipate any problems.”

More races? Maybe

There are three “TBA” slots on the Mississippi State Championship Chal-lenge Series schedule.

The indefinite closure of Columbus Speedway, which still is in need of a pro-moter, has affected the Super Late Mod-el series.

Magnolia will play host to its only MSCCS race of the year April 16, but Stokes is unsure if he’ll add another. The track will play host to other Super Late Model races, though, including touring series with Comp Cams, Lucas Oil, and Southern All-Stars.

“We’ll see,” Stokes said. “I like the schedule as it is, but we’ll see how it goes.”

Stokes said earlier this year he’d explore holding a few 602 Late Model races, previously held at Columbus, but Thursday he said those plans are on hold until he projects car counts.

PitchersContinued from Page 1B

loss to FAU, was the only starter to earn a decision.

“We felt like we came out and we threw strikes, for the most part, but we felt like we really needed to extend our outings a little bit,” Hudson said. “We just need to be a lit-tle more efficient getting through the innings and doing our jobs as starters to help our bullpen.”

Hudson threw 94 pitch-es in five innings. The four starters threw 383 pitch-es in 18 innings. Hudson struck out a career-high eight, as the starters had 24 strikeouts, but that led to more pitches.

Cohen agrees with Hudson that the starting pitchers need to be more efficient.

“If you can trade a five-inning outing and have 20 less pitches and subtract two or three strikeouts, it helps, es-pecially early in the year when you don’t want to tax a starting pitcher too much,” Cohen said. “We’ve got to do a better job being more economic.”

Sexton and Brown will pitch Saturday, but Cohen said they will wait to de-termine who goes first. Houston started last Sun-day, but Cohen said he is unsure who will start this Sunday. He mentioned Vance Tatum, but he said it depends who is used out of the bullpen in the first three games.

All four starters were involved in a big inning last weekend. Hudson gave up two runs in the first, Brown allowed two runs in the third to South Dakota State, Sexton gave up three runs to FAU in the fifth before being pulled, and Houston gave up four runs in the third to SDSU, including a three-run home run that tied the game at 5.

Even though the start-ing pitchers didn’t per-form like they wanted to, Hudson feels it wasn’t all that bad and many of the things that went wrong are fixable.

“I think we just need to stay away from the big inning,” Hudson said.

“Whenever we’re in the middle of a situation, just making a pitch. It came down to really one or two things we were doing mid-game. We need to make adjustments quicker.”

Sexton started all 13 of his appearances last sea-son. Including Saturday, he has made 17 starts in his career. Before their starts this past weekend, the other three pitchers combined for six starts, including Houston, who made his first.

Cohen said there is no doubt each pitcher will be better because the Bull-dogs need them.

Hudson, a preseason All-American by several publications, is anxious to prove himself, but he knows he it is a process.

“I’m just trying to build throughout the season, so my next start is always the biggest one,” Hudson said.

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Southeastern Conference Women

SEC Overall W L Pct. W L Pct.*South Carolina 15 0 1.000 27 1 .964*Texas A&M 11 4 .733 21 7 .750Mississippi St. 10 5 .667 23 6 .793Georgia 9 6 .600 21 7 .750Kentucky 9 6 .600 20 6 .769Florida 9 6 .600 21 7 .750Missouri 8 7 .533 21 7 .750Auburn 8 7 .533 18 10 .643Tennessee 7 8 .467 16 12 .571Arkansas 6 9 .400 11 17 .393Vanderbilt 4 11 .267 15 13 .536Alabama 4 11 .267 15 13 .536LSU 3 12 .200 9 19 .321Ole Miss 2 13 .133 10 18 .357

*—clinched position in standings

Thursday’s GamesGeorgia 72, Arkansas 57Kentucky 69, Missouri 59Texas A&M 57, Auburn 49Mississippi State 66, Vanderbilt 61Alabama 54, Tennessee 46Florida 82, LSU 56South Carolina 66, Ole Miss 45

Today’s GamesNo games scheduled

Saturday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Sunday’s GamesGeorgia at Tennessee, Noon, (ESPN2)Auburn at Florida, 1 p.m.LSU at South Carolina, 1 p.m. (ESPNU)Vanderbilt at Missouri, 1 p.m. (SEC Network)Alabama at Mississippi State, 1:30 p.m.Ole Miss at Arkansas, 3 p.m. (SEC Network)Kentucky at Texas A&M, 3 p.m. (ESPN)

No. 16 Mississippi State 66, Vanderbilt 61

MISSISSIPPI ST. (23-6): Chapel 0-5 0-0 0, Okorie 5-7 0-2 10, Dillingham 2-6 8-12 12, William 4-9 6-6 15, Vivians 9-14 0-0 21, Schaefer 0-0 0-0 0, Richardson 2-4 0-0 4, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Holmes 0-0 0-0 0, McCowan 1-2 2-2 4, Nevitt 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-49 16-22 66.

VANDERBILT (15-13): Webb 1-4 9-10 11, Bell 5-9 3-6 14, Jenkins 1-2 0-0 2, Spears 1-5 2-2 4, Reed 4-7 3-3 11, Dahlman 1-4 0-0 3, Batey 4-5 4-4 12, Shaw 1-2 0-0 2, Long 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 19-40 21-25 61.Mississippi St. 16 15 19 16—66Vanderbilt 10 15 15 21—61

3-Point Goals—Mississippi St. 4-10 (Vivians 3-7, William 1-2, Nevitt 0-1), Vanderbilt 2-9 (Dahlman 1-2, Bell 1-3, Reed 0-2, Spears 0-2). Fouled Out—Vivians. Rebounds—Mississippi St. 30 (Dillingham 8), Vander-bilt 21 (Webb 7). Assists—Mississippi St. 10 (William 6), Vanderbilt 11 (Spears 4). A—2,466.

No. 3 South Carolina 66, Ole Miss 45

SOUTH CAROLINA (27-1): Wilson 8-8 0-0 16, Dozier 2-5 3-4 8, Coates 5-7 1-4 11, Cuevas 2-5 5-6 9, Sessions 0-3 0-0 0, Cliney 2-4 3-4 7, Roy 0-0 0-0 0, Imovbioh 1-1 1-2 3, Mitchell 3-7 5-6 12, Farmer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-41 18-26 66.

OLE MISS (10-18): Joseph 1-10 0-0 2, Hart 0-4 2-2 2, Hayes 2-10 1-3 5, Sisk 0-5 1-2 1, Muhammad 7-17 2-2 20, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Sessom 4-13 2-2 13, Alston 0-2 2-6 2, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-63 10-17 45.South Carolina 18 16 16 16—66Mississippi 14 5 18 8—45

3-Point Goals—South Carolina 2-11 (Mitchell 1-3, Dozier 1-4, Cuevas 0-1, Sessions 0-1, Cliney 0-2), Ole Miss 7-17 (Muhammad 4-7, Sessom 3-5, Alston 0-1, Joseph 0-4). Fouled Out—Sisk. Rebounds—South Carolina 40 (Coates 14), Ole Miss 32 (Hart 8). Assists—South Carolina 17 (Dozier 5), Ole Miss 9 (Hayes 4). A—1,473.

No. 11 Texas A&M 57, Auburn 49

TEXAS A&M (21-7): C. Williams 2-8 3-4 7, Hills-man 8-11 0-0 16, D. Williams 0-4 0-0 0, Jones 1-3 4-4 6, Walker 7-13 2-2 16, Cooper 0-0 1-2 1, Howard 1-2 0-2 2, Jennings 2-7 0-1 4, Lumpkin 1-1 1-2 3, Mitchell 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 23-50 11-17 57.

AUBURN (18-10): Ja. Jones 4-6 1-3 9, Tanner 4-8 0-1 8, Montgomery 6-17 0-0 13, Frerking 3-13 0-2 6, McKay 3-11 0-0 6, Sanders 1-5 0-0 2, Garvin 0-0 0-0 0, Je. Jones 1-1 1-2 3, Capers 0-1 0-0 0, Dieng 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 22-64 4-10 49.Texas A&M 6 17 20 14—57Auburn 13 14 14 8—49

3-Point Goals—Texas A&M 0-6 (Walker 0-1, Jones 0-2, D. Williams 0-3), Auburn 1-13 (Montgomery 1-7, McKay 0-3, Frerking 0-3). Rebounds—Texas A&M 40 (Hillsman 7), Auburn 33 (Tanner 7). Assists—Texas A&M 16 (Jones 7), Auburn 12 (McKay 4). A—3,651.

Alabama 54, Tennessee 46TENNESSEE (16-12): Graves 6-15 3-4 15, Nared

4-12 5-7 13, Russell 4-13 2-4 10, Carter 2-4 0-0 4, Coo-per 1-7 0-0 2, Reynoldes 1-7 0-0 2, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, DeShields 0-7 0-2 0-0, Dunbar 0-1 0-0 0, Middleton 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 18-69 10-17 46.

ALABAMA (15-13): Hegstetter 3-4 0-2 7, Carter 1-1 0-0 2, Cook 2-8 5-8 10, Knight 2-9 0-0 4, Middle-brook 6-14 1-2 13, Bolton 2-5 0-0 5, Hayden 2-6 4-6 9, Wade 0-4 4-6 4. Totals: 18-51 14-24 54.Tennessee 14 3 12 17 — 46Alabama 15 13 9 17 — 54

3-Point Goals—Tennessee 0-11 (Nared 0-3, Carter 0-2, DeShields 0-2, Middleton 0-2, Russell 0-1, Dunbar 0-1), Alabama 4-14 (Hegstetter 1-1, Bolton 1-2, Hayden 1-3, Cook 1-4, Middlebrook 0-1, Wade 0-1, Knight 0-2). Fouled Out—Cooper. Rebounds—Tennessee 46 (Russell 11), Alabama 45 (Cook 10). Assists—Tennessee 8 (Reyn-olds 2), Alabama 7 (Hayden 3). A—2,767.

From Special Reports

FULTON — Alexia Mc-Donald and Samantah Dun-can had 20 points Thursday to lead the East Central Community College wom-en’s basketball team to a 75-63 victory against Itawamba C.C. in the Mississippi Asso-ciation of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) championship game at the Davis Events Center.

“We got beat by a very

good East Central team,” ICC coach Nanci Gray. “We broke down in a few areas, but our girls played their hearts out.”

ICC (20-6) trailed 18-17 after one quarter. ECCC extended its lead early in the second quarter, but a 3-pointer by Gracie Elliott (New Site) cut the deficit to 29-26 with a little less than five minutes remain-ing in the half. The Lady Warriors (24-2) led 38-35 at

halftime.The Lady Indians trailed

by six at the end of the third quarter, but Jarbia Pounds (Nettleton) hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start the fourth to cut the lead to 54-51, but that was as close as ICC managed to get.

Pounds paced ICC with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Alontra Tucker (Lamar) had 14 points and Ieysha Mays (Mound Bayou) had 10.

ECCC women beat ICC in MACJC title game

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WentzContinued from Page 1B

Jared Goff. NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock compared Wentz’s ceiling to Indianapolis Colts star Andrew Luck.

That reference made Wentz blush a bit during his interview with reporters at the annual scout-ing combine.

“Those guys have already prov-en themselves. We’re all just college kids coming out trying to make a name for ourself,” Wentz said.

Goff and Wentz have been train-ing together this winter in Irvine, California.

“He’s going to be really good wherever he goes,” Goff said.

Wentz’s de facto agent at the combine, former North Dakota State teammate and left tackle Joe Haeg, was just as confident about his friend’s ability to step into the league and become the next Joe Flacco, Tony Romo, or Steve Mc-Nair, all quarterbacks who made

successful leaps from FCS schools to the NFL. Flacco and McNair were first-round draft picks.

“If you would’ve asked me two or three years ago, I definitely would’ve said he has the potential to be a first-round pick,” Haeg said. “You see what he does off the field, and then you see what he does on the field. There’s no question. The guy is so committed to the game. He’s just a master of his craft.”

In 2011, when Wentz was a redshirt, Haeg said, “Carson was the best quarterback our defense faced.” The schedule that year in-cluded a 37-24 victory against Big Ten Conference foe Minnesota.

“Whenever we play an FBS team, the first thing that we say when we come out of that first drive is, ‘These guys aren’t as good as you think,’” Haeg said.

North Dakota State had seven former players in the NFL last sea-

son, plus Jacksonville coach Gus Bradley. San Francisco 49ers Gen-eral Manager Trent Baalke started his coaching career there.

“I know just how much people respect his play on the field, but I think as you get a chance to meet him as a person it’ll even climb even higher,” Bradley said. “He’s just got a good perspective.”

Bradley’s Jaguars won’t be look-ing for a quarterback with the No. 5 pick, with Blake Bortles already in the fold, but Baalke’s 49ers might be at No. 7.

“He’s got the stature you’re look-ing for. He’s got the intelligence you’re looking for. There are so many positives to draw from,” Baal-ke said. “Now, how ready is he going to be when he gets to the league? I think there will be a learning curve, but there is for everybody at that po-sition.”

BulldogsContinued from Page 1B

press Saturday and go through on-field workouts Sunday.

Brown will join the line-backer group on the field Sunday. Calhoun is sched-uled to work out with the defensive backs Monday.

Brown, Jones, and Wil-son declared for the NFL draft following their junior seasons. Brown was sec-ond on the team in tackles (99) and second in the SEC in blocked kicks (two). Jones was a second-team All-America selection by Pro Football Focus follow-ing a season in which he had 44 tackles, including seven-and-a-half for loss.

Wilson is the first Bull-dog wide receiver to re-ceive an invite since Justin Jenkins in 2004.

Prescott was named most outstanding player of the Senior Bowl last month. He trained in Orlando, Flor-ida, to get ready for the NFL Combine. The owner of 38 school records, he is one of the top five quarterbacks in the draft.

The cornerback tan-dem of Calhoun-Redmond combined for 40 passes defended in the past three seasons. Redmond’s senior year was cut short by a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Oct. 20. He is working to get back to full strength after surgery.

All six players helped MSU to its highest two-year win total (19) in school history, including a 10-3 campaign in 2014 and a 9-4 mark in 2015.

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Revival ServiceMiracle Temple COGIC, Hwy. 45 N. will hold

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Prayer BreakfastSt. Matthew MB Church, 1213 Island Road,

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certs Feb. 27th at 7 p.m. at St. Stephen UMC, 800 Tuscaloosa Rd. and Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. at McBee Baptist Church, 2846 Hwy. 50 E.

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Morning Worship ServicePiney Grove MB Church, 545 Robinson Rd.,

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hold a pre-anniversary revival for pastor Rev. J. Annanias AJ Word March 2-4 at 7 p.m. nightly. The anniversary celebration will be Sunday at 3 p.m.

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132nd Church AnniversaryTurner Chapel AME Church, 1108 14th St.

S., will hold their 132nd church anniversary March 6, 2016, at 3 p.m. with guest speaker Mississippi State Senator Angela Turner. For more info call 327-7994.

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Point will hold their annual Friends and Family Day March 6 at 3 p.m. with guest speaker Rev. Gregory Wright of Center Hill MB Church.

Annual Usher Board ProgramBrick MB Church, 4572 Old Macon Rd.,

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PREP NightPeter’s Rock Temple COGIC, 223 Martin

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Youth ConferenceTruevine Church on Artesia Rd. will host a

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Bible StudyFaith Harvest Church bible class will be

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JACKSON — Mississippi contin-ues to have “sluggish” growth that trails the Southeast and the nation as a whole, state economist Darrin Webb told lawmakers Wednesday.

Webb said he expects data will show Mississippi’s economy grew about 1 percent in 2015 and he an-ticipates it will grow about 1.9 per-cent in 2016. The state economy was flat in 2014 and contracted in 2013.

“This is sluggish growth com-pared to the nation,” Webb said.

The U.S. had 2.4 percent growth last year — the same rate as in 2014 and slightly higher than in 2013.

Mississippi has been one of the poorest states in the nation for gen-erations, and Webb said it has had slower growth than other states during the past 15 or 20 years.

He also said it is among 13 states that have not recovered the level of jobs lost during the Great Reces-sion that started in 2008.

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CORINTH — Corinthian Furni-ture will close its facility in Boon-eville as the company consolidates all operations at its Corinth locations.

Prentiss County Development As-sociation Executive Director Leon Hays tells The Daily Corinthian the company employees 164 people in Booneville and most of those will be offered positions in Corinth.

Employees were told Wednesday the plant would begin a shutdown in phases next week with it closing per-manently on April 1.

Miss. continues ‘sluggish’ growth, economist says

Furniture manufacturer shifting jobs to Corinth

State economist: Data will show Mississippi’s economy grew about 1 percent in 2015

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4000 Merchandise4030 Air Conditioners4060 Antiques4090 Appliances4120 Auctions4150 Baby Articles4180 Bargain Column4210 Bicycles4240 Building Materials4250 Burial Plots4270 Business Furniture & Equipment4300 Camera Equipment4330 Clothing4360 Coins & Jewelry4390 Computer Equipment4420 Farm Equipment & Supplies4450 Firewood4460 Flea Markets4480 Furniture4510 Garage Sales4540 General Merchandise4570 Household Goods4630 Lawn & Garden4660 Merchandise Rentals4690 Musical Instruments4700 Satellites4720 Sporting Goods4750 Stereos & TV’s4780 Wanted To Buy

5000 Pets & Livestock5100 Free Pets5150 Pets5200 Horses/Cattle/Livestock5250 Pet Boarding/Grooming5300 Supplies/Accessories5350 Veterinarians5400 Wanted To Buy

6000 Financial6050 Business Opportunity6100 Business Opportunity Wanted6120 Check Cashing6150 Insurance6200 Loans6250 Mortgages6300 Stocks & Bonds6350 Business for Sale

7000 Rentals7050 Apartments7100 Commercial Property7150 Houses7180 Hunting Land7190 Land for Rent/Lease7200 Mobile Homes7250 Mobile Home Spaces 7300 Office Spaces7350 Resort Rentals7400 River Property7450 Rooms7500 Storage & Garages7520 Vacation Rentals7550 Wanted to Rent7600 Waterfront Property

8000 Real Estate8050 Commercial Property8100 Farms & Timberland8150 Houses - Northside8200 Houses - East8250 Houses - New Hope8300 Houses - South8350 Houses - West8450 Houses - Caledonia8500 Houses - Other8520 Hunting Land8550 Investment Property8600 Lots & Acreage8650 Mobile Homes8700 Mobile Home Spaces8750 Resort Property8800 River Property8850 Wanted to Buy8900 Waterfront Property

9000 Transportation9050 Auto Accessories/Parts 9100 Auto Rentals & Leasing9150 Autos for Sale9200 Aviation9250 Boats & Marine9300 Camper/R.V.’s9350 Golf Carts9400 Motorcycles/ATVs9450 Trailers/Heavy Equipment9500 Trucks, Vans & Buses9550 Wanted to Buy

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For Placing/Canceling Classified Line Ads:Sunday Paper Deadline is Thursday 3:00 P.M.Monday Paper Deadline is Friday 12:00 P.M.Tuesday Paper Deadline is Monday 12:00 P.M.Wednesday Paper Deadline is Tuesday 12:00 P.M.Thursday Paper Deadline is Wednesday 12:00 P.M.Friday Paper Deadline is Thursday 12:00 P.M.LEGAL NOTICES must be submitted 3 business days prior to first publication date

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General Help Wanted 3200

General Help Wanted 3200

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Legal Notices 0010

IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF LOWNDESCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN RE: THE ESTATE OFELIZABETH W. BANDY,DECEASED

ELIZABETH YVONNEBANDY WILLIAMSON,EXECUTRIX

CAUSE NO. 2016-0026-D

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF LOWNDES

Letters Testamentaryhave been granted andissued to the under-signed upon the Estateof Elizabeth W. Bandy,deceased, by the Chan-cery Court of LowndesCounty, Mississippi, onthe 10th day of Febru-ary, 2016. This is togive notice to all per-sons having claimsagainst said estate toprobate and registersame with the Chan-cery Court of LowndesCounty, Mississippi,within ninety (90) daysfrom the first publica-tion date of this Noticeto Creditors. A failure toso probate and registersaid claim will foreverbar same.

THIS the 17th day ofFebruary, 2016

/s/ Elizabeth YvonneBandy Williamson, Exec-utrix

Publish: 2/19/16,2/26/16, & 3/6/16

Air Cond & Heating 1030

AIR DUCT cleaning foryour home or office. Wetake all vents down &clean & HEPA VAC outyour ducts. Flex & met-al up to 22 inches. Im-proves indoor air qual-ity. Reasonable pricessince 2001. Call JohnArmstong anytime at662-329-1793.

Appliance Repair 1060

Mid South ApplianceRepair

licensed-bonded-insured

STEVE: 662-549-3467ALL WORK

GUARANTEED

Asphalt & Paving 1070

Caledonia Ready Mix,LLC

Residential concretedistributor. We also

form and finish.Low prices.

Free estimates.889-5707, 275-7970,or caledoniareadymix

@gmail.com

Automotive Services 1090

GULF STATES AUTO2601 Buttermilk Rd

Cottondale, AL 35453Gulfstatesauto.com

We sell a full line of re-cycled auto parts.

American and Imported.We install engines and

transmissions!We buy used, wrecked,and broken down cars

and trucks!

AutomaticTransmissions (Rebuilt):

98-07 Honda Accords-$1,350.*

01-05 Honda Civics-$1,350.*

99-04 Odyssey Van-$1,550.*

2008-2012 HondaAccords- $1,550.*

Timing Beltswith Water Pump:

Civics and 4 cylinder Ac-cords- $650.*

Odyssey Vans, HondaPilots, V6 Accords,Honda Ridgelines-

$750.*

*Includes Installation*

We work on Acuras too.Call for pricing.

9% Sales tax on partsonly.

Call today!205-562-2188

Automotive Services 1090

GULF STATES AUTO2601 Buttermilk Rd

Cottondale, AL 35453Gulfstatesauto.com

We sell a full line of re-cycled auto parts.

American and Imported.We install engines and

transmissions!We buy used, wrecked,and broken down cars

and trucks!

AutomaticTransmissions (Rebuilt):

98-07 Honda Accords-$1,350.*

01-05 Honda Civics-$1,350.*

99-04 Odyssey Van-$1,550.*

2008-2012 HondaAccords- $1,550.*

Timing Beltswith Water Pump:

Civics and 4 cylinder Ac-cords- $650.*

Odyssey Vans, HondaPilots, V6 Accords,Honda Ridgelines-

$750.*

*Includes Installation*

We work on Acuras too.Call for pricing.

9% Sales tax on partsonly.

Call today!205-562-2188

Building & Remodeling 1120

Tony DoyleCabinets &

Construction

Cabinets, Vinyl Siding,Painting,

replacementwindows & doors and

Remodeling.No job too small!

Free Bids662-769-0680

ARROW CONSTRUCTIONMasonry, Concrete,Carpentry, Tile Addi-

tions, or PaintingLicensed & Insured

662-386-1681

REMODELING, BRICKwork, painting, or addi-tions. Free estimates.40 years experience.662-328-0001 or (cell)662-570-3430.

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

claims. 662-364-1769.Licensed & Bonded

RAY'S WOOD WORKS

Multiple Home RepairsSheetrock, Flooring,Trim, Painting, Tile,

Kitchen/BathDecks- Dock RepairPressure Washing

662-634-1114

General Services 1360

P&R Scrap MetalRECYCLING

OPEN MONDAY -SATURDAYS

WE BUY: Copper, Brass, Aluminum, Tin, Iron & Junk Cars

11174 Hwy. 45 N. ColumbusOld Ellis Construction Gravel Pit

662-434-0007 © The Dispatch

General Services 1360

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.

T&T DIRTT&T now offers on sitewelding, diesel & heavyequipment mechanicwork along with all

types of dirt work, freeestimates & good

rates. 205-712-1026or 205-695-9489.

Housekeeping 1380

SOUTHERN QUALITYCLEANING SERVICE

Home & OfficeWeekly Cleaning Appts.

or Spring Cleaning!Full Home or BusinessServices, Trash Out,

Maintenance, &Winterization.662-386-1681

Lawn Care / Landscaping 1470

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

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

Roofing & Guttering 1740

JONES ROOFING andconstructions. We doroofs, add-ons, decks,siding, painting, andeverything in between ata reasonable price. Freeestimates. Call anytime!662-889-3582.

Stump Removal 1790

ALLSTUMP GRINDINGSERVICE

GET 'ER DONE!We can grind all your

stumps. Hard to reachplaces, blown over

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

we'll grind it!662-361-8379

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

Tree Services 1860

A&T Tree ServiceBucket truck & stump

removal. Free est.Serving Columbussince 1987. Senior

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

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

J&A TREE REMOVALWork from a buckettruck and/or will climb.Insured/bonded.Call Jimmy for a free es-timate 662-386-6286.

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

General Help Wanted 3200

Administrative AssistantExperienced in general

office dutieswith attention to details.

Proficientin MS Office a mustwith experience in

construction preferred.We are a local

company and offer com-petitive wages. Send re-sume to: Blind Box 601

c/o The CommercialDispatch P.O. Box 511Columbus, MS 39703

CHIROPRACTIC ASSIST-ANTBusy chiropractic officeneeds a team oriented,multi-tasking, organized,energetic, dependableassistant. Part time po-sitions available. Cus-tomer service andphone skills a must.Computer experiencehelpful. Bring resume inperson to 111 AlabamaSt. Columbus, between10-2:00 M,T,W,TH.

TAKING APPLICATIONS,for job opening inColumbus, MS and Pick-ensville, AL, for GroundsMaintenance Laborer, towork on Tenn-Tom Wa-terway Project. This pos-ition will be responsiblefor the cleaning of facil-ities, and maintainingparks, picnic grounds,playgrounds and wild-life areas includingworking from boats.Must be 18 years orolder, pass drug screen,and have valid driver'slicense with a good driv-ing record.

Send Resume’: R & DMaintenance Services,Inc.3600 W Plymouth RdColumbus, MS 39701.EOE

General Help Wanted 3200

CONTROLLER/AC-COUNTANT - An estab-lished business in theColumbus area seeks afull time controller whowill be responsible forthe accounting opera-tions of the companyand a small accountingstaff. Duties will in-clude production of fin-ancial reports, maintain-ing accounting recordsand establishing andenforcing monetarypolicies and proced-ures. Additional dutiesinclude managing ac-counts payable and ac-counts receivable. Con-troller will coordinateand liaison with extern-al audit team and willcomply with govern-mental reporting re-quirements and tax fil-ings. Minimum require-ments: Bachelors de-gree in accounting and5 years experience.Send resumes to: BlindBox 600 c/o The Com-mercial Dispatch P.O.Box 511 Columbus, MS39703.

Machinist ShopNow Hiring

Manual machinist inAckerman

Must have exp.Start pay at @18 an hr

662-285-2799

General Help Wanted 3200

FURNITUREDELIVERY/WarehouseSpecialistInventory, sales, load &unload trucks, deliveryof equipment. Require-ments: High school dip-loma or GED, Mail re-sume to: P.O Box 8696Columbus, MS 39705 .Or visitnorthmiss.craigslist.org/trp/5423282597.htmlfor more info.

FURNITURE SALES/CSRQualifications:Data entry. Customerassistance & sales onsite AND online.MIN REQUIREMENTS:High school diploma orGED. Experience pre-ferred. Pay DOE. Mail re-sume to: P.O Box 8696Columbus, MS 39705or visitnorthmiss.craigslist.org/ret/5423092669.htmlfor more info

PRACTICE REPRESENT-ATIVE: P/Tmarketing/public rela-tions position availablefor local chiropracticclinic. Candidate musthave sales experiencebe a self-starter with ex-cellent communicationskills. Interested candid-ates please emailresume to drsthomas@cableone.net

General Help Wanted 3200

ESTIMATOR WANTEDfor a specialty con-

struction company inColumbus. Responsib-ilities include workingwith General Contract-ors & Subcontractors,performing take offs,preparation of bids,job management of

field employees,scheduling, procuringmaterials & timeline

management ofprojects. Require-

ments include com-puter skills, strongcommunication, fol-

low-through, & peopleskills. Must be ex-tremely reliable,

timely, organized, &detail oriented withpositive attitude &character. Back-

ground in construc-tion supervision pre-

ferred but not re-quired. Salaried posi-tion with benefits &vehicle furnished.

Please send resumeto Blind Box 602, c/oThe Commercial Dis-patch, P.O. Box 511,

Columbus, MS39703.

SUB 2000 INC is nowtaking applications forSubway personnel at EAlabama st and wal-mart locations. Apply inperson. No phone callsplease.

General Help Wanted 3200

JEAN CAFE needs serv-ers, kitchen help, & oth-er positions. Dedicated& trustworthy applic-ants. Will train on thejob. Apply in personTues-Fri b/t 2-4pm @12072 MS Hwy 182 inStk, b/t Microtel & Tri-angle Credit UnionBank. Please bringresume.

Medical / Dental 3300

DENTAL ASSISTANT forquality restorative prac-tice that has a strongemphasis on all as-pects of generaldentistry. (Or RDH whois willing to work as aDental Assistant andpart time RDH) Paper-less office & digital ra-diography. Must be aself-starter with goodcommunication skills topresent treatmentplans. Retirement &dental benefits. M-Th.Send résumé to:Blind Box 599 c/o TheCommercial DispatchPO Box 511Columbus, MS 39703

Restaurant / Hotel 3550

J. BROUSSARDS:Now hiring experiencedwaitresses, & bussers.Apply in person Tues-Sat 5-8pm at 210 5thSt. S. Please no phonecalls.

Sales / Marketing 3600

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

Appliances 4090

LIKE NEW, 2 yr old Sam-sung Flat Top SS & BlkSlide-In Stove. 4 burn-ers (2 dual) & warmingctr. $800, orig $1400.719-290-5440

Baby Articles 4150

BABY BED w/ mattress.Converts to toddler. Ex.condition: $125. Bed-ding & access.: $50.Monitor:$5. Wall Decor:$25. 662-328-4831.

Bargain Column 4180

DISHES. BOB Timber-lake. Rooster in center.Serv 16. 8 mugs 7serving pcs. $100 firm.662-435-7309.

The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com8B FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty spaces so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level increases from Monday to Sunday.

Insider dealingWHATZIT ANSWER

ACROSS1 Poll numbers5 Bar assn. mem-bers9 Make law11 Use the gym13 Lockup14 Cornball15 Pindar poem16 Mentor’s charge18 Perfume counter bottles20 Filming site21 Indian gowns22 Architect Gilbert23 Outlaw24 Zodiac animal25 One of Donald’s nephews27 Cherbourg cap29 — glance30 Breakfast fish32 Capitol feature34 Letter after sigma35 Chapel topper36 Pizza portion38 Door part39 In shape40 Senior41 Beast

DOWN1 Train stop2 Battery ends3 Loses a lot of cash4 Super serve5 Friend of Aramis6 Easy gait7 Gets together, in Hollywood8 Long attacks10 Enter12 Russian refusals

17 Reading and others: Abbr.19 Serving aid22 Complain24 Meal25 Severe26 Perfect place27 Auction action28 Shipping inquiry30 Kicked, in a way31 Soft leather33 Spur on37 Old card game

Five Questions:

1 Henry Hill

2 George

3 Thomas Mann

4 K2

5 John Ad-ams

Autos For Sale 9150

Apts For Rent: Northside 7010

ClassifiedAdvertisingGetsResponseThere’s one thing you can count on when you advertise your unwanted goods in The Dispatch Classifieds-Response!

Hundreds of people shop classified daily. And they’re ready to buy. We guarantee many of them will be interested in what you have to sell.

Remember: interest generates response; response activates sales.

Interest. Response. Sales. With classified, it’s as easy as 1-2-3

Classified Advertising328-2424

Bargain Column 4180

PADDLE BOAT, needswork, $25. Charcoalgrill, $20. Call 270-991-9299

TWIN BED w/ whiteslats. Frame and mat-tress set. Brand new.$100. Call 270-991-9299.

Burial Plots 4250

6 Burial plots in Friendship Cemetery

Located near the corner of Maple and Riverloop. Lot# 1408

Plots 1-6 Contact 662-435-9192

Business Furniture & Equip-ment 4270

STORE SHELVING Ad-justable, priced to sell.251-2392.

Furniture 4480

Dining Table. Solid Oak,Pedestal, Round 54" w/1 leaf. $75. Good Cond.251-9182.

LOVESEAT, EXCELLENTcond. Tan Leather.$200. 241-6497.

Garage Sales: East 4510

328 FLORENCE St. Sat,2/27. 6:30am-until.Ladies & boy's clothes.Men's suits, & house-hold etc.

Garage Sales: North 4520

INSIDE RUMMAGE Sale:164 Harris Dr. Sat.7am-2. $5 & $10 grabbags. Some furniture.

Garage Sales: Caledonia 4540

3720 CAL-Kolola Rd.2/27. 7am. Men'sclothing (incl. brand newPolo), furniture, & manyother items. DVD &Blue-Ray!

General Merchandise 4600

Big salepictures,sconces,plant-ers,candles etc. call574-4473.

FOR SALE: Loungechairs $20. Fabricchairs $10. Pictures $5.Quality Inn, 1210 HWY45 N. in Columbus. M-F,8a-3p.

Apts For Rent: Northside 7010

1933 CHERRY Street- 2bed/1 bath, CentralH&A, Appliances.$435.00 mth. Lease,Deposit, References.Call Long & Long 328-0770.

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

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

Robinson Real Estate328-1123

PEAR ORCHARD TOWN-HOUSES 2BR-$535,3BR-$585 Next to hos-pital. 636 31st Ave N.662-328-9471.

PEAR ORCHARD TOWN-HOUSES 2BR-$535,3BR-$585 Next to hos-pital. 636 31st Ave N.662-328-9471.

Apts For Rent: East 7020

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

Apts For Rent: East 7020

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. EHO.

Apts For Rent: South 7040

Very nice, large 2 bed-room apartment onsouth side. Reservedparking, washer dryer.Call Stewart 662-364-1610.

Apts For Rent: West 7050

Apts For Rent: Starkville 7070

3 & 4 BR Apts for rent.Next door to Campus.No pets. $900-$1200/month. 662-418-8603.

Apts For Rent: Other 7080

DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,CH&A, 1 story, W/D,historic district, 1 blockfrom downtown, $550/mo. + $550 dep. NOPETS. Call 662-574-8789.

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

Houses For Rent: Northside 7110

3BR/2BA. All brickhouse for rent. Big yard.Carport. W/D hookup.Nice neighborhood.$750 per month. 70 WThomas Dr. 3 min fromCAFB. 504-813-1200.

3BR/2BA. Exc. location!Off of Ridge Rd. Doublecarport, 2 living areas,super clean. $1100/mo. Call Swoope RealEstate 662-327-0123 or662-574-5013

COLONIAL TOWN-HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed-room w/ 2-3 bath town-houses. $575/$700.662-549-9555. Ask forGlenn or lv. message.

COUNTRY PLACE intown. Lrg. 3BR/2BA.Hardwood, tile freshlyredone. Barn/shop,garden, fruit trees, &storm shelter.$1,000/mo. w/ $500dep. Ref's req'd. 386-6671 before 7 pm.

FIRST MONTH RentFree! 3BR Home. 1 BA.Stove, Refrig, W/DHookup, Window A/C,$500/mo. Deposit.Credit Check. HUD Ap-proved. Coleman Realty.329-2323.

Houses For Rent: South 7140

2BR/1BA remodeledbungalow. Walking dis-tance to downtown andthe Riverwalk. W/D in-cluded. Easy access tothe bypass and down-town. No pets. 662-549-2307. 10% Militarydiscount. $800/monthhttps://www.facebook.com/islandrdproperties/

Houses For Rent: Starkville 7170

I'M LOOKING for Houseto lease with option tobuy. Lg 2-3 BR/ 2BA inStarkville area. Niceneighborhood, nothingover $700/mo. Seriousoffers ONLY, 662-617-3049

Houses For Rent: Other 7180

2BR/1BA, office, newappliances, washer, &dryer, 2 car garage,storage, deck, no pets.Application, references,& lease reqd. Close toColumbus, Starkville, &West Point. $650/month $400 dep. 662-494-5419.

Mobile Homes 7250

2, 3 Bed. 2 Baths.Porch, range, refrigerat-or, dishwasher, & W/D.Safe, quiet. New HopeSchool District. Leavemsg at 662-435-9140.

3BR/3BA. 16X82. InSteens. $500/ mo.$500 dep. MUST MAIN-TAIN 2 ACRE YARD.No HUD. Call 662-245-1048 after 5p.

MOVE IN TODAY! 3BRstarting at $525/mo.Close to MSU. Nicecommunity. Call 662-268-2107. www.universityhillsmhp.com

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

Office Spaces For Rent 7300

3,000 sq ft office spacewith warehouse and rollup delivery door in back.3,500 sq ft office/ware-house w/ storage atdock height. Inexpens-ive mini storage unitsavai also.Call 662-574-0147.

Office Building - greatBluecutt Rd. location,reasonable rent. Call662-328-1976, leavemessage.

Office Spaces For Rent 7300

OFFICE SPACE forlease. Would you like tobe in the heart of thebusiness sector ofStarkville? Walking dis-tance from many res-taurants, shops & theCourthouse. Reservedparking incl. 662-418-6465

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

Waterfront Property 7600

SMITH LAKE, ALABAMA10.3 Acres Direct Dock-able Waterfront. Was$69,900 NOW$59,900. Reduced forQuick Sale! Establishedlakefront community.Abuts Bankhead Nation-al Forest. Utilities inplace and ready forbuilding!Call 866-221-3747

Houses For Sale: Northside 8150

508 19TH Street North-4 bed/2 bath, Brick,Central H&A, Updated.Lease option available,Qualified applicantsonly. $750.00 mth.Lease, Deposit, Refer-ences. Call Long & Long@ 328-0770.

Houses For Sale: East 8200

3BR/2FBA. Dbl Carport.1800sq ft. New appli-ances. Move-in Ready!!$112k.815 Fallwood Dr.251-4403.

Houses For Sale: New Hope 8250

3BR/2BA FSBO. Com-pletely Remodeled.1500 sq. ft home onquiet street. 1 acre. 45S Justin Rd. Steens.Above ground pool.121,500k. No renting.No owner financing.386-1287.

REDUCED! 3BDR/2BA.1560sq. ft. 9ft ceilings.Vaulted L/R. Trey ceil-ing in Master BR w/ W-I-C. Close to school.$144,500. 662-386-6036.

Houses For Sale: Southside 8300

3BR/2BA. Great loca-tion & condition. 70516 Ave. S. $36,000OBO. Willing to financew/ 25% deposit. Con-tact 662-352-4599.

Houses For Sale: Caledonia 8450

3BR/2BA home. NewlyRemodeled. Caledoniaschool district.$89,900. Call 662-244-8718.

4BR/2BA (with home of-fice) 2,000 sq. ft. Solidsurface counter tops,stainless appl., garage,9' ceilings, new const.,very nice neighborhood,2 acre lot. $199,999k.Will work with buyersagent. 662-386-1887.

3BR/2BA. Completelyrefurbished. Central Air.Lot 1.3 acres. NewFence. Guest House.Price reduced. 662-574-0082.

Houses For Sale: Other 8500

Country Setting Minutesfrom Downtown Colum-bus, 3 BR,1 Bath, openfloor plan, 1,400 sqfeet, 1 Acre Land,55,000 firm, No Rent toOwn 662-364-1258

OLD WAVERLY Golf Clubat Azalea Court. FSBO.3 BR/ 2.5BA on LakeAzalea. This beautifulhome was built in 1992and has been com-pletely remolded insideand out. The screenporch across the fronthas a gorgeous view ofLake Azalea, hole #1and the clubhouse.662-494-1350.662-295-2852.

Lots & Acreage 8600

28.5 ACRES in N.H.w/25 yr. old pines.$3500/ac. Will divideinto 10 ac. plots. Own-er financing avail. 662-386-6619.

LAND FOR sale.Hamilton MS. 9 acres.Road frontage. Housesite. 662-343-5619.

RIVERFRONTPROPERTYCamp Pratt

Call 574-3056Ray McIntyre

Blythewood Realty

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

Mobile Homes 8650

1994 28X66 3BR/2BA.Formal dining, kitchenw/ bar & island, largeliving room w/ fireplace.Shingle roof. Pleasecontact me: forsalebyowner16@gmail.com.

FOR SALE 2010 16x80cavalier. 3BR/2BA.Good condition. Mustsee to appreciate. In-clude HVAC unit, under-pinning, & steps. $27k.Call 205-908-6373 forinfo or pictures.

DOUBLE WIDES FORSALE: 2000 28x523+2, 97 28x64 3+2, 9628x56 3+2, $22,900each. Includes delivery& set up. All homesneed cosmetic work.CASH ONLY! Call 662-760-2120

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

Autos For Sale 9150

2000 TOYOTA Avalon,black, 193k mi, leatherint, sunroof. Great firstcar, very dependable.$4,300 OBO. Call 662-251-8392

99' CAMARO. New paintjob. New A/C. New com-puter module. RunsGreat. $4,000 OBO.662-364-6991.

2006 HONDA Ridgeline,white, 4WD, Automatic,towing package, 200khwy mi. $8,400 OBO.Very Clean, must sell.Call 662-251-8392

1994 DODGE Ram1500 w/ 5.9 V8 engine.Factory air. Good condi-tion. 181k miles.$5,500 OBO. 662-329-3259. or 662-364-3259

2004 FORD F350 Truck.Diesel. And trailer with2 8000 lb axels. Soldseparately or together.Call for prices.205-329-1790.

Campers & RVs 9300

RV CAMPER & mobilehome lots. Full hookupw/sewer. 2 locationsW&N from $80/wk -$265/mo. 662-242-7653 or 601-940-1397

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